Battle of Drumclog 1679
Outline: officially registered battlefield boundary. Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 1 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 | 55.6317, -4.1846 | Wikidata P625 |
| Official record | HES Inventory BTL21 | OGL v3 |
| Registered area | 131.4 ha | OGL v3 |
About the battle
The Battle of Drumclog was fought on 1 June 1679 during the Covenanter rebellion of 1679. Rebel Covenanters defeated a Scots Army force under John Graham of Claverhouse at Drumclog, South Lanarkshire.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Drumclog (revision 1370109919), 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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