What is recorded here
Battle of Dunnichen Hill Cairn is shown as a memorial on the public map of Angus. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
The Battle of Dunnichen Hill Cairn was fought in 685 AD between the Picts led by King Bridei mac Bili and the Northumbrian forces under King Ecgfrith. The Picts won a decisive victory, halting Northumbrian expansion into Pictish territory and preserving their independence.
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