Cairn commemorating the Battle of Mulroy

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Cairn
District: Lochaber
Town: Roy Bridge
County: Highland
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: 17th Century Wars (1600-1699)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 80685

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Current location

In lay-by / passing place on Right hand side of the road up Glen Roy from Roy Bridge towards Bohuntine
Roy Bridge
Lochaber
Highland
PH31 4AJ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NN 27547 81751
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Cairn commemorating the last clan battle, exact position of battle in unknown but believed to be on the slope above the cairn. Variously known as Battle of Mulroy, Mulray and Maol Ruadh.

Inscription

THE BATTLE OF MULROY / 4th August 1688 / On the hill opposite, / the MacDonells of Keppoch / defeated the Mackintoshs / in the last inter-clan / battle fought in Scotland.

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

17th Century Wars (1600-1699)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Cairn
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal

Condition

Battle of Mulroy
WMO ID: 266613
Condition: Good [last updated on 27-09-2019]
Help update these details if the condition is wrong

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

HER - MHG56860 - Battle of Mulroy Memorial Cairn - Glen Roy, Roy Bridge her.highland.gov.uk/monument/MHG56860
Historic Scotland - The Inventory of Historic Battlefields – Battle of Mulroy data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/data/docs/battlefields/mulroy_full.pdf
HER - SHG25679 - Inventory of Historic Battlefields: Mulroy her.highland.gov.uk/Source/SHG25679
HER - BTL26 - Mulroy, 4 August 1688 her.highland.gov.uk/Designation/DHG5823
HER - MHG4273 - Battle Site, Maol Ruadh her.highland.gov.uk/monument/MHG4273

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