When did Blar Nan Ceann take place?

Blar Nan Ceann took place in an uncertain year, Scotland.

Who won Blar Nan Ceann?

The victor at Blar Nan Ceann is disputed or unrecorded in the surviving sources.

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Unknown Era

Blar Nan Ceann

Scotland

Era

Unknown Era

Battle Type

Pitched Battle

Location

Scotland

Status

Unregistered

The Battle

History & Significance

Blar Nan Ceann was a pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Scotland. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Blar Nan Ceann lies on Lower Old Red Sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

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Battlefields

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Roman Britain

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Stat Accounts

The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.

Civil War

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Geology

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Local Names

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Historical Maps

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Blar Nan Ceann

Heights of Brae, chambered cairn 375m NNW of Firth View

Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~3.3 mi

Heights of Brae is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Ross-shire, standing 375 metres north-north-west of Firth View. Built during the Neolithic period, this stone monument represents one of Scotland's earliest substantial architectural achievements, constructed by farming communities who set…

David's Fort,homestead moat,Balavil Wood

Scheduled monument · ~4.8 mi

David's Fort is a homestead moat in Balavil Wood, Ross-shire, in the Scottish Highlands. The monument consists of a defensive earthwork surrounding a residential enclosure, typical of medieval and early modern Scottish domestic fortifications. Such moats provided both practical protection and a v…

Dingwall Castle, 20m SW of The Castle House

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~4.8 mi

Dingwall Castle is a medieval fortification located in Ross-shire, Scotland, situated approximately twenty metres south-west of The Castle House. The castle represents an important stronghold of the medieval period, serving as a seat of power in the northern Highlands and demonstrating the strate…

Muir of Conon,chambered cairn 630m ENE of East End

Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~5.4 mi

Muir of Conon is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands, situated 630 metres to the east-north-east of East End. The monument occupies a landscape underlain by Middle Old Red Sandstone bedrock, a formation of conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone dat…

Little Garve Bridge, 80m E of Tigh Na Drochit

Scheduled monument · ~5.9 mi

Little Garve Bridge is a stone arch bridge located in Ross-shire, Scotland, situated approximately 80 metres east of Tigh na Drochit. The bridge is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2720. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Morar Group, psamm…

Mulchaich, chambered cairn 80m NE of Auchencairn

Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~6.2 mi

Mulchaich is a Neolithic chambered cairn located 80 metres north-east of Auchencairn in Ross-shire, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and belongs to the tradition of megalithic burial structures that characterise Scotland's earliest farming communities. It is protected by Histo…

Loch Kinellan,crannog

Scheduled monument · Iron Age–Medieval · ~0.3 miles

Clach an Tiompain, symbol stone

Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles

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Battles near Blar Nan Ceann

Battle of Blar Na Pairce

1480

~0.5 miles away

Battle of the James River (1667)

1667

~0.7 miles away

Battle of Drumchatt (1497)

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Sources

Blar Nan Ceann · Canmore

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