Battlefield

The Battle of Sheriffmuir

Near Dunblane, Perthshire

The battle where both sides ran away.

At Sheriffmuir in 1715 a large Jacobite army met government troops under the Duke of Argyll. Each army's right wing beat the other's left, and both claimed victory.

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When: 13 November 1715
Where: 56.2000, -3.9000
Group: Battlefields

Visiting

The Gathering Stone and a Clan MacRae memorial stand on the moor.

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