The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Keptie · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:29 pm Post subject: Inventory of Scots Battlefields

Courier & Advertiser for Thursday 2 December 2010 has an article called INVENTORY of Scots Battlefields :

Scotland's first inventory of Nationally important battlefields - spanning more than 430 years - is finally set to be revealed.

The Inventory is designed to boose protection of historical sites including the pivotal conflict at Bannockburn in 1314 and the last pitched battle fought in Scotland , at Culloden in 1746.

Other important battlefields listed will include DUPPLIN MOOR near Perth (1332), SHERIFFMUIR (1715 ) , and FALKIRK (1746 ).

The inventory , compiled by Historic Scotland will initially include 17 Sites .

The document will be lauched on December 13th and will be open to consultation until February 11 , 2011 .

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