Aberdeenshire HER - NJ52SW0006 - BATTLE OF TILLYANGUS

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ52SW0006
Name	BATTLE OF TILLYANGUS
NMRS Card No.	NJ52SW6
NMRS Numlink	17720
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Unlocated
Details	Site of the Battle of Tillyangus fought on 10th October 1571 during the civil war between the adherents of Queen Mary and her son James VI. The Gordons were victorious. According to one source the battle took place on the White Hill of Tillyangus. Os in 1967 recorded that the tradition of a battle still known.
Last Update	11/01/2019

National Grid Reference: NJ 5240 2450

Easting: 381115, Northing: 828200

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Date of Compilation

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
BATTLES		SITE OF	A	100

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National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
02093	EARLDOM OF MAR	WD SIMPSON	1949			ABERDEEN	87-9		1949

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Clatt
Positional Accuracy	Location only
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Automated
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Unknown Extent

Environment

Constraints	No access.
Altitude	240
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	N
Aspect 2
Current Land Use	Mixed Woodland
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

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Shape 2
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Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
16th Century	A	100

Period Notes

Period Notes

AD 1572

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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