Tour Scotland photograph of Sheriffmuir Battlefield, Scotland. The Battle of Sheriffmuir took place on November 13th 1715. The night before the Jacobite army under the Earl of Mar camped at Kinbuck while the Government forces commanded by the Duke of Argyll were on the heights above Kippendavie, the high ground of Sheriffmuir intervening between the armies. The battle was indecisive; left wings of both armies suffered defeat, the Jacobites being driven as far as the River Allan and Argyll's left wing driven almost to Stirling. Notable Dates in Scottish History.
Tour Scotland video of the Clan MacRae memorial on ancestry visit to the battlefield on Sheriffmuir.
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