Gazetteer of Selected Scottish Battlefields
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Scotland’s Historic Fields of Conflict Gazetteer: page 1 GAZETTEER OF SELECTED SCOTTISH BATTLEFIELDS LIST OF CONTENTS ABERDEEN II ............................................................................................................. 4 ALFORD ...................................................................................................................... 9 ANCRUM MOOR...................................................................................................... 19 AULDEARN .............................................................................................................. 26 BANNOCKBURN ..................................................................................................... 34 BOTHWELL BRIDGE .............................................................................................. 59 BRUNANBURH ........................................................................................................ 64 DRUMCLOG ............................................................................................................. 66 DUNBAR II................................................................................................................ 71 DUPPLIN MOOR ...................................................................................................... 79 FALKIRK I ................................................................................................................ 87 FALKIRK II ............................................................................................................... 93 HARLAW................................................................................................................. 104 KILLIECRANKIE ................................................................................................... 109 KILSYTH ................................................................................................................. 115 LARGS ..................................................................................................................... 120 PHILIPHAUGH ....................................................................................................... 124 PINKIE ..................................................................................................................... 133 PRESTONPANS ...................................................................................................... 143 SHERIFFMUIR........................................................................................................ 154 STIRLING BRIDGE ................................................................................................ 162 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1: Aberdeen II (1644) - battlefield plan ................................................................ 5 Figure 2: Alford (1645) - battlefield plan....................................................................... 10 Figure 3: Ancrum Moor (1545) - battlefield plan .......................................................... 20 Figure 4: Auldearn (1645) - battlefield plan................................................................... 27 Figure 5: Auldearn conservation boundary suggested by Martin (red line)................... 27 Figure 6: Bannockburn (1314) - battlefield plan: day 1 ................................................. 36 Figure 7: Bannockburn (1314) – battlefield plan: day 2 ................................................ 37 Figure 8: Bannockburn: Alternative sites & conservation boundary suggested by Martin (red line) ................................................................................................................. 40 Figure 9: Bothwell Bridge (1679) - battlefield plan....................................................... 59 Scotland’s Historic Fields of Conflict Gazetteer: page 2 Figure 10: Bothwell Bridge conservation boundary suggested by Martin (red line) ..... 59 Figure 11: Drumclog (1679) - battlefield plan ............................................................... 66 Figure 12: Dunbar II (1650) - battlefield plan................................................................ 71 Figure 13: Dunbar II conservation boundary suggested by Martin (red line)................ 72 Figure 14: Dupplin Moor - battlefield plan .................................................................... 80 Figure 15: Falkirk I (1298) - battlefield plan.................................................................. 87 Figure 16: Falkirk II (1746) - battlefield plan ................................................................ 94 Figure 17: Falkirk II conservation boundary suggested by Martin (red line) ................ 94 Figure 18: Harlaw (1411) - battlefield plan.................................................................. 104 Figure 19: Harlaw conservation boundary suggested by Martin (red line).................. 104 Figure 20: Killiecrankie (1689) - battlefield plan......................................................... 109 Figure 21: Killiecrankie conservation boundary suggested by Martin (red line)......... 109 Figure 22: Kilsyth (1645) - battlefield plan.................................................................. 116 Figure 23: Kilsyth conservation boundary suggested by Martin (red line).................. 116 Figure 24: Largs (1263) - battlefield plan .................................................................... 120 Figure 25: Largs conservation boundary suggested by Martin (red line)..................... 120 Figure 26: Philiphaugh (1645) - battlefield plan .......................................................... 125 Figure 27: Pinkie (1547) - battlefield plan ................................................................... 134 Figure 28: Pinkie geology ............................................................................................ 134 Figure 29: Pinkie threats............................................................................................... 134 Figure 30: Prestonpans (1745) - battlefield plan .......................................................... 144 Figure 31: Prestonpans conservation boundary suggested by Martin (red line) .......... 144 Figure 32: Sheriffmuir (1715) - battlefield plan........................................................... 155 Figure 33: Sheriffmuir conservation boundary suggested by Martin (red line)........... 155 Figure 34: Stirling Bridge (1297) - battlefield plan...................................................... 162 Figure 35: Stirling Bridge conservation boundary suggested by Martin (red line)...... 162 Scotland’s Historic Fields of Conflict Gazetteer: page 3 INTRODUCTION This gazetteer is intended as a starting point for assessment of the importance, potential and management needs of the battlefields of Scotland. It has been prepared as a rapid overview and is based almost wholly upon secondary sources. It will require further enhancement based on detailed examination of primary sources for both the military history and the historic terrain. For selected battlefields this will also need to be complemented by limited investigation of the battle archaeology. The document should be used in conjunction with the UKFOC database. Battlefields listed in lower case are unlocated. References / Bibliography For each battle the references specified in section 3 are only those used in compiling the database & report. A more extensive bibliographic listing is provided in section 4, though this does not claim to be comprehensive, and in general these other secondary sources have not been consulted in preparing the present report. Only those primary source identified incidentally in web based searches are specifically listed. No attempt has been made to define a comprehensive catalogue of primary sources. Primary sources have not normally been consulted for either battle or terrain. Nor has there been systematic search of all records in the battlefield search. Archaeological & Designation references Detailed information on SAMs, listed Buildings, Conservation Areas etc are accessible via Pastmap and so details on each are not duplicated here. Similarly the NMRS data for each battlefield is accessible online via Canmore, for which the relevant NMRS reference numbers are given in the UKFOC database for each battle, so again this data is not normally repeated in the gazetteer. NMRS and SMR searches have been restricted to specifically battle related records on the SMR, rather than all records for the battlefield ‘search areas’ defined on the battlefield plans. Mapping sources For each battlefield the modern state of development has been assessed from the digital Ordnance Survey Explorer mapping (2004). Geological evidence, where presented, has been derived from the British Geological Survey 1:50,000 drift geology mapping. Battlefield Plans The detail presented on the plans is highly stylised and intended only for illustrative purposes, providing a broad guide to deployments and action. Far more detailed research is required on most battlefields to enable more secure and accurate frontages, positioning etc. In addition only the most minimal attention has been possible to the recovery of the historic terrain. Scotland’s Historic Fields of Conflict Aberdeen Gazetteer: page 4 Battle Name: Aberdeen II Council area: Aberdeen, City of Date: 13th September 1644 UKFOC number: 336 ABERDEEN II 1 SUMMARY 1.1 CONTEXT The Covenanter government of Scotland had entered into alliance with the English parliament and had entered the war in England in early 1644, the Scottish