Battles in Perth and Kinross
10 battles fought in Perth and Kinross (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 Perth and Kinross?
This site maps 10 battles in Perth and Kinross, from the Battle of Dunsinane (1054) to the Siege of Blair Castle (1746).
How many battlefields in Perth and Kinross are officially listed?
4 of them are on the Inventory of Historic Battlefields (Historic Environment Scotland): Battle of Dupplin Moor, Battle of Tippermuir, Battle of Dunkeld, Battle of Killiecrankie. Their official boundaries are drawn on each battlefield page.
The war with the most battles here is the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (2).
All battles in Perth and Kinross
- Battle of Dunsinane 1054anglo-saxon
- Battle of Methven 1306Wars of Scottish Independence
- Battle of Dupplin Moor 1332Second War of Scottish Independence · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of the North Inch 1396medieval
- Battle of Knock Mary 1511tudor
- Battle of Tippermuir 1644Wars of the Three Kingdoms · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Dalnaspidal 1654Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- Battle of Dunkeld 1689Jacobite risings · officially listed battlefield
- Battle of Killiecrankie 1689Jacobite risings · officially listed battlefield
- Siege of Blair Castle 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.