Battles in Highland
40 battles fought in Highland (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 Highland?
This site maps 40 battles in Highland, from the Battle of Mam Garvia (1187) to the Battle of Littleferry (1746).
How many battlefields in Highland are officially listed?
9 of them are on the Inventory of Historic Battlefields (Historic Environment Scotland): Battle of Inverlochy, Battle of the Shirts, Battle of Auldearn, Battle of Inverlochy, Battle of Carbisdale, Battle of Mulroy, Battle of Cromdale, Battle of Glenshiel, Battle of Culloden. Their official boundaries are drawn on each battlefield page.
The war with the most battles here is the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (3).
All battles in Highland
- Battle of Mam Garvia 1187medieval
- Battle of Drumlui 1330medieval
- Battle of Invernahavon 1386medieval
- Battle of Drumnacoub 1400roses
- Battle of Tuiteam Tarbhach 1406roses
- Battle of Dingwall 1411Scottish clan
- Battle of Harpsdale 1426roses
- Battle of Lochaber 1429roses
- Battle of Inverlochy 1431roses · officially listed battlefield
- Sandside Chase 1437roses
- Battle of Craig Cailloc 1441roses
- Battle of Bealach nam Broig 1452roses
- Battle of Clachnaharry 1454roses
- Battle of Tannach 1464roses
- Battle of Corpach 1470roses
- Battle of Champions 1478roses
- Battle of Blar Na Pairce 1480roses
- Battle of Tarbat 1486roses
- Battle of Aldy Charrish 1487roses
- Battle of Drumchatt 1497roses
- Battle of Torran Dubh 1517tudor
- Battle of Alltan-Beath 1542tudor
- Battle of the Shirts 1544tudor · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Bun Garbhain 1570tudor
- Battle of the Spoiling Dyke 1578tudor
- Battle of Leckmelm 1586tudor
- Battle of Logiebride 1597Scottish clan
- Battle of Coire Na Creiche 1601tudor
- Battle of Morar 1602tudor
- Battle of Auldearn 1645Wars of the Three Kingdoms · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Inverlochy 1645Wars of the Three Kingdoms · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Carbisdale 1650Wars of the Three Kingdoms · officially listed battlefield
- Stand-off at the Fords of Arkaig 1665later
- Battle of Altimarlach 1680later
- Battle of Mulroy 1688later · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Cromdale 1690Jacobite risings · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Glenshiel 1719Jacobite rising of 1719 · officially listed battlefield
- Highbridge Skirmish 1745Jacobite rising of 1745
- Battle of Culloden 1746Jacobite risings · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Littleferry 1746Jacobite rising of 1745
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.