Battle of Inverurie (1308) 1308
Outline: officially registered battlefield boundary. Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1308 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Location | Scotland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Wars of Scottish Independence | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 57.3350, -2.3180 | Wikidata P625 |
| Official record | HES Inventory BTL18 | OGL v3 |
| Registered area | 590.3 ha | OGL v3 |
About the battle
The Battle of Inverurie, also known as the Battle of Barra, was fought in the north-east of Scotland and was a victory for the Scottish king Robert Bruce over his chief domestic enemy, John Comyn, 3rd Earl of Buchan. Though part of the wider Wars of Scottish Independence, it is more properly viewed as an episode in a brief but bitter civil war. It was followed by the Harrying of Buchan, a violent act of destruction of property long remembered with bitterness in Buchan. The battle was fought in May 1308 according to Fordun. However, Barbour states clearly that it was fought at Christmas of 1307. Many current historians accept Fordun's date, but Barron and some others believe that Bower misinterpreted Fordun's notes. The battlefield was added to the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland in 2011.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Inverurie (1308) (revision 1377832883), 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.
Nearby battles
- Battle of Harlaw 1411 · 6 km
- Battle of Inverurie (1745) 1745 · 7 km
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Other battles of the Wars of Scottish Independence
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- Battle of Happrew 1304
- Battle of Dalrigh 1306
- Battle of Methven 1306
- Battle of Slioch 1307
- Battle of the Pass of Brander 1308
- Battle of Bannockburn 1314
- Capture of Roxburgh (1314) 1314
- Battle of Annan 1332
- Battle of Halidon Hill 1333
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