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'Braes of Coolie'

Scotland
Era
Unknown Era
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

'Braes of Coolie' 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 'Braes of Coolie' lies on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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Scheduled Monuments near 'Braes of Coolie'

Mither Tap, fort
Mither Tap, fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.5 mi

Mither Tap is a prominent Iron Age hillfort located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the summit of a distinctive granite hill near Alford. The fort is defined by multiple concentric ramparts and ditches that encircle the hilltop, representing a substantial defensive structure characteristi…

Bill Harrison / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
East Blairbowie, standing stone 250m ENE of
East Blairbowie, standing stone 250m ENE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~4.1 mi

East Blairbowie is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 250 metres east-north-east of the settlement. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM12110. Standing stones of this period, typically erected between 2300 and 70…

Balquhain Castle
Balquhain Castle
Scheduled monument · ~4.5 mi

Balquhain Castle is a sixteenth-century tower house located in Aberdeenshire, in the northeast of Scotland. The castle represents the characteristic defensive architecture of the Scottish baronial period, comprising a rectangular stone tower with walls of substantial thickness typical of fortifie…

Maiden Castle, fort 285m ESE of Rowantree Cottage
Maiden Castle, fort 285m ESE of Rowantree Cottage
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~4.6 mi

Maiden Castle is an Iron Age fort situated 285 metres east-south-east of Rowantree Cottage in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock composed of an unnamed felsic igneous intrusion of Late Silurian to Early Devonian age, formed during the Early Devonian period. This rocky foundat…

South Leylodge Steading, stone circle 110m W of
South Leylodge Steading, stone circle 110m W of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~4.7 mi

South Leylodge Steading is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 110 metres west of South Leylodge Steading itself. The monument sits upon bedrock of Ordovician to Silurian age, specifically an unnamed felsic igneous intrusion formed during the Silurian perio…

Castle of Hallforest
Castle of Hallforest
Scheduled monument · ~4.9 mi

Castle of Hallforest is a ruined castle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The castle dates from the medieval period and represents a modest fortified residence typical of northeastern Scottish baronial architecture. The site comprises the remains of a stone-built structure, though its exact dat…

St Finian's Chapel, 85m E of Abersnithack Lodge
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Abersnithack Lodge, enclosure 165m N of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1 miles
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