The Inventory of Historic Battlefields is a heritage register listing nationally significant battlefields in Scotland. The inventory was published for consultation in December 2010 by Historic Scotland, an agency of the Scottish Government,[1] and launched as the Inventory in May 2011.[2] Seventeen sites were included in the first phase of the inventory, with a number of other sites under consideration for inclusion at a later date.[3] By the end of 2012 the inventory had expanded to 39 sites.[2] The list is maintained by Historic Environment Scotland, the successor the Historic Scotland.[4] there are 40 battlefields on the inventory, the most recent addition being the Battle of Sark which was listed in 2016.[5]
The list of battlefields is intended to guide landowners, developers, local authorities and the Scottish Ministers in the future development of these areas to protect the historic significance and archaeological potential of these sites. The inventory entries summarise historic sources, archaeological evidence and finds, significance, and provide a map defining the extent of the battlefield. Selection criteria used for identifying nationally important sites were: historical association; physical remains and archaeological potential; cultural association; and landscape context.[1]
| ID | Battle | Date | Co-ordinates | Council area | Belligerents | Campaign | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-value="BTL01" | Battle of Alford | 57.238°N -2.723°W | Scottish Royalists / Government troops | Wars of the Three Kingdoms | Royalist victory | |||
| data-sort-value="BTL02" | 55.536°N -2.607°W | Borders | Kingdom of Scotland / Kingdom of England | Rough Wooing | Scottish victory | |||
| data-sort-value="BTL03" | 57.571°N -3.813°W | Scottish Royalists / Government troops | Wars of the Three Kingdoms | Royalist victory | ||||
| data-sort-value="BTL04" | 56.092°N -3.915°W | Kingdom of Scotland / Kingdom of England | Wars of Scottish Independence | Scottish victory | ||||
| data-sort-value="BTL05" | 55.795°N -4.057°W | Covenanter army / Government troops | Covenanter Rebellion of 1679 | Government victory | ||||
| data-sort-value="BTL06" | Battle of Culloden | 57.478°N -4.097°W | Jacobites / Government troops | Jacobite rising of 1745 | Government victory | |||
| data-sort-value="BTL07" | Kingdom of Scotland / Commonwealth of England | Wars of the Three Kingdoms | English victory | |||||
| data-sort-value="BTL08" | Battle of Dupplin Moor | 56.353°N -3.538°W | Loyalist Scots / Rebels supporting Edward Balliol, and English allies | Second War of Scottish Independence | Balliol victory | |||
| data-sort-value="BTL09" | 55.987°N -3.814°W | Jacobites / Government troops | Jacobite rising of 1745 | Jacobite victory | ||||
| 57.166°N -5.317°W | Spanish troops and Jacobites / Government troops | Jacobite rising of 1719 | Government victory | |||||
| Battle of Harlaw | 57.308°N -2.411°W | Aberdeenshire | Lowland clans under Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar / Allies of Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles | Feud between Clan MacDonald and Stewart royal family | Inconclusive | |||
| 56.753°N -3.796°W | Jacobites / Government troops | Jacobite rising of 1689 | Jacobite victory | |||||
| 55.984°N -4.018°W | Scottish Royalists / Government troops | Wars of the Three Kingdoms | Royalist victory | |||||
| Battle of Philiphaugh | 55.542°N -2.868°W | Scottish Royalists / Government troops | Government victory | |||||
| 55.933°N -3.023°W | Kingdom of Scotland / Kingdom of England | Rough Wooing | English victory | |||||
| 55.96°N -2.95°W | Jacobites / Government troops | Jacobite rising of 1745 | Jacobite victory | |||||
| Battle of Sheriffmuir | 56.195°N -3.91°W | Jacobites / Government troops | Jacobite rising of 1715 | Inconclusive | ||||
| and 23 May 1308 | 57.335°N -2.318°W | Scottish Royal Army / Scottish opponents of Bruce under John Comyn, 3rd Earl of Buchan | Wars of Scottish Independence | Royalist victory | ||||
| 57.916°N -4.421°W | Covenanter army / Scottish Royalists | Covenanter victory | ||||||
| and 1 May 1690 | 57.195°N -3.292°W | Highland | Jacobites / Government troops | Jacobite rising of 1689 | Government victory | |||
| Covenanter army / Government troops | Covenanter Rebellion of 1679 | Covenanter victory | ||||||
| - 30 October 1644 | 57.433°N -2.395°W | Covenanter army / Scottish Royalists | Royalist victory | |||||
| Kingdom of Scotland / Commonwealth of England | Wars of the Three Kingdoms | English victory | ||||||
| 56.832°N -5.075°W | Fife | Wars of the Three Kingdoms | ||||||
| 55.971°N -3.634°W | West Lothian | Feud between Clan Douglas and Stewart royal family | ||||||
| 56.903°N -4.839°W | Highland | Feud between Clan Cameron and Clan Mackintosh | ||||||
| 55.855°N -3.164°W | Midlothian | Covenanter army / Scottish Royalists | Scottish Covenanter Wars | Royalist victory | ||||
| 56.131°N -3.932°W | Kingdom of Scotland / Kingdom of England | Wars of Scottish Independence | Scottish victory | |||||
| 57.03°N -4.819°W | Clan Fraser and Clan Grant / Clan MacDonald and Clan Cameron | Scottish clan wars | MacDonald / Cameron victory | |||||
| Battle of Dunbar I | 55.9769°N -2.5212°W | East Lothian | Kingdom of Scotland / Kingdom of England | Wars of Scottish Independence | English victory | |||
| 56.565°N -3.585°W | Perth & Kinross | Jacobites / Government troops | Jacobite rising of 1689 | Government victory | ||||
| 55.609°N -4.21°W | Kingdom of Scotland / Kingdom of England | Wars of Scottish Independence | Scottish victory | |||||
| 55.855°N -3.164°W | Kingdom of Scotland / Kingdom of England | Wars of Scottish Independence | Scottish victory |