Battle of Bothwell Bridge 1679
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Outline: officially registered battlefield boundary. Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 22 June 1679 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1679 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Scotland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| Coordinates | 55.7958, -4.0578 | Wikidata P625 |
| Official record | HES Inventory BTL5 | OGL v3 |
| Registered area | 136.4 ha | OGL v3 |
About the battle
The Battle of Bothwell Bridge (also known as the Battle of Bothwell Brig) was fought on 22 June 1679 during the Covenanter rebellion of 1679. It was fought between government troops and militant Presbyterian Covenanters, and signalled the end of their brief rebellion. The battle took place at the bridge over the River Clyde between Hamilton and Bothwell in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The battlefield has been included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Historic Environment (Amendment) Act 2011.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Bothwell Bridge (revision 1380374572), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Battlefield boundary: contains Historic Environment Scotland and OS data © Historic Environment Scotland and Crown Copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See also this battlefield on Battlefields of Britain.
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