Battles in Dumfries and Galloway
8 battles fought in Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland), in date order. Every battle is on the map; click one for its official boundary (where there is one), date and history.
What battles were fought in Dumfries and Galloway?
This site maps 8 battles in Dumfries and Galloway, from the Battle of Glen Trool (1307) to the Battle of Annan Moor (1645).
How many battlefields in Dumfries and Galloway are officially listed?
1 of them is on the Inventory of Historic Battlefields (Historic Environment Scotland): Battle of Sark. Their official boundaries are drawn on each battlefield page.
The war with the most battles here is the Anglo-Scottish Wars (2).
All battles in Dumfries and Galloway
- Battle of Glen Trool 1307First War of Scottish Independence
- Battle of Annan 1332Wars of Scottish Independence
- Battle of Dornock 1333Second War of Scottish Independence
- Battle of Sark 1448Anglo-Scottish Wars · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Arkinholm 1455roses
- Battle of Lochmaben Fair 1484roses
- Battle of Drumlanrig 1548Anglo-Scottish Wars
- Battle of Annan Moor 1645Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Counties: ceremonial counties in England (Yorkshire as the whole historic county), council areas in Scotland, principal areas in Wales and counties in Ireland, assigned from each battle’s map position using Natural Earth boundaries (public domain). Battles near a border may fall on the other side.