Battle of Dupplin Moor 1332
Outline: officially registered battlefield boundary. Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1332 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Location | Scotland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Second War of Scottish Independence | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 56.3600, -3.5600 | Wikidata P625 |
| Official record | HES Inventory BTL8 | OGL v3 |
| Registered area | 1143.8 ha | OGL v3 |
About the battle
The Battle of Dupplin Moor was fought between supporters of King David II of Scotland, the son of King Robert Bruce, and English-backed invaders supporting Edward Balliol, son of King John I of Scotland, on 11 August 1332. It took place a little to the south-west of Perth, Scotland, when a Scottish force commanded by Donald, Earl of Mar, estimated to have been stronger than 15,000 and possibly as many as 40,000 men, attacked a largely English force of 1,500 commanded by Balliol and Henry Beaumont, Earl of Buchan. This was the first major battle of the Second War of Scottish Independence.
The First War of Scottish Independence between England and Scotland ended in 1328 with the Treaty of Northampton, recognising Bruce as King of Scots, but the treaty was widely resented in England. King Edward III of England was happy to cause trouble for his northern neighbour and tacitly supported an attempt to place Balliol on the Scottish throne. Balliol and a small force landed in Fife and marched on Perth, then the Scottish capital. A Scottish army at least ten times stronger occupied a defensive position on the far side of the River Earn. The invaders crossed the river at night via an unguarded ford and took up a strong defensive position.
In the morning the Scots raced to attack the English, disorganising their own formations.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Dupplin Moor (revision 1378555555), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; shortened by selecting paragraphs and trimming at a sentence boundary; 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.
Nearby battles
- Battle of Tippermuir 1644 · 4 km
- Battle of Methven 1306 · 7 km
- Siege of Perth (1339) 1339 · 9 km
- Battle of the North Inch 1396 · 9 km
- Battle of Knock Mary 1511 · 19 km
- Battle of Dunsinane 1054 · 21 km
Other battles of the Second War of Scottish Independence
- Battle of Dornock 1333
- Siege of Berwick (1333) 1333
- Battle of Boroughmuir 1335
- Siege of Perth (1339) 1339
- Battle of Neville's Cross 1346
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