When did Kinblethmont take place?

Kinblethmont took place in an uncertain year, Scotland.

Who won Kinblethmont?

The victor at Kinblethmont is disputed or unrecorded in the surviving sources.

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Unknown Era

Kinblethmont

Scotland

Era

Unknown Era

Battle Type

Pitched Battle

Location

Scotland

Status

Unregistered

The Battle

History & Significance

Kinblethmont 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 Kinblethmont lies on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.

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Monuments

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Battlefields

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Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Stat Accounts

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

Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

Local Names

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Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Kinblethmont

Boysack, enclosures and unenclosed settlement 230m SW and 280m SSE of

Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.2 mi

Boysack enclosures and unenclosed settlement is a post-medieval rural settlement located in Angus, Scotland, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5986. The site comprises both enclosed and unenclosed elements distributed across the landscape, with structures positioned 230…

Souterrain, Eastern Cemetery, Arbroath

Scheduled monument · ~3.1 mi

Souterrain, Eastern Cemetery, Arbroath is a subterranean stone-built structure of Iron Age date, located in Angus, Scotland. Souterrains are characteristic of northern and eastern Scotland and typically consist of stone-lined underground passages and chambers, often associated with settlement sit…

Newbarns, unenclosed settlement, SE of Anniston Smithy

Scheduled monument · ~3.4 mi

Newbarns is an unenclosed settlement located south-east of Anniston Smithy in Angus, Scotland. The site lies upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, Pragian deposits comprising sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone that would have provided ready sources of stone fo…

Arbroath Abbey and associated buildings, including the Abbot's House

Scheduled monument · ~3.6 mi

Arbroath Abbey and associated buildings, including the Abbot's House, is a major ecclesiastical complex in Angus, Scotland, founded in 1178 by William the Lion, King of Scots. The abbey stands upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, sandstone interbedded with conglomerate, siltstone and mud…

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Guthrie Collegiate Aisle, Guthrie parish church

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~4.4 mi

Guthrie Collegiate Aisle is a medieval addition to Guthrie parish church in Angus, Scotland, now protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. Collegiate aisles were prestigious extensions added to parish churches during the later medieval period, typically funded by wealthy…

Westerton,standing stone 120m W of

Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~6.6 mi

Westerton is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Angus, Scotland. The monument stands approximately 120 metres west of the settlement from which it takes its name. Like many stones of its type and period, it would have served ritual, territorial or commemorative functions within its prehistori…

Templeton, enclosure 340m ENE of

Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~0.5 miles

Templeton, unenclosed settlement 200m and 310m N of

Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles

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Kinblethmont · Canmore

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