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Kinnell Airfield, Battle H.Q.

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

History & Significance

Kinnell Airfield, Battle H.Q. 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 Kinnell Airfield, Battle H.Q. 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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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Kinnell Airfield, Battle H.Q.

Boysack, enclosures and unenclosed settlement 230m SW and 280m SSE of
Boysack, enclosures and unenclosed settlement 230m SW and 280m SSE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.9 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…

Guthrie Collegiate Aisle, Guthrie parish church
Guthrie Collegiate Aisle, Guthrie parish church
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.4 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…

Middle Drums,ring ditches 50m NE of
Middle Drums,ring ditches 50m NE of
Scheduled monument · ~3.9 mi

Middle Drums is a ring ditch monument located in Angus, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. Ring ditches are circular or sub-circular earthworks created by the deliberate excavation of a ditch, typically surrounding a central area which may have held timb…

Westerton,standing stone 120m W of
Westerton,standing stone 120m W of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~4.3 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…

Newbarns, unenclosed settlement, SE of Anniston Smithy
Newbarns, unenclosed settlement, SE of Anniston Smithy
Scheduled monument · ~4.9 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…

Brechin Cathedral Round Tower
Brechin Cathedral Round Tower
Scheduled monument · ~5.4 mi

Brechin Cathedral Round Tower is a Romanesque round tower of twelfth-century date, forming part of the cathedral complex in Brechin, Angus. The tower stands approximately 85 feet high and is distinguished by its round stone construction, a form characteristic of Irish-influenced ecclesiastical ar…

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Kinnells Mill,cairn
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Hatton Mill,enclosure 300m WNW of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~0.8 miles
In the same landscape

Battles near Kinnell Airfield, Battle H.Q.

Kinnell
~0.9 miles away
Kinblethmont
~3.1 miles away
Arbikie, Black Laws
~3.2 miles away
Action at Brechin 1639
1639
~5.4 miles away
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