Battle of Falkirk 1298
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Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).
Key facts
| Date (year) | 1298 | Wikidata P585 point in time |
|---|---|---|
| Century | 13th century | derived |
| Period | Norman & medieval | derived |
| Country | Scotland | derived |
| War / conflict | Wars of Scottish Independence | Wikidata |
About the battle
The Battle of Falkirk (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr na h-Eaglaise Brice; Scots: Battle o Fawkirk), on 22 July 1298, was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence. Led by King Edward I of England, the English army defeated the Scots, led by William Wallace. Shortly after the battle Wallace resigned as Guardian of Scotland.
Visiting the battlefield
The site of the battle is uncertain. There have been three proposed sites: at Campfield, around the modern Central Retail Park; south of Callendar Woods (as depicted in the diagrams above), and; at Mumrills, the site of the Antonine Fort.
Walter of Guisborough stated that the Scots were positioned "on hard ground ... on one side of a hillock". The Scalacronica reported that the site was "on this side of Falkirk." Stuart Reid has suggested the burgh muir of Falkirk (i.e. "the plain which is called Falkirk"), while also acknowledging a consensus among historians, that located the Scots' position below Callendar Wood, with Glen Burn in front.
Location
- Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 55.9875, -3.7600
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Falkirk (revision 1375782515), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Possible battle sites”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations removed. No text added.
Battle location from Wikidata (CC0).
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