What is recorded here
The Battle of Glen Trool was a minor engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence, fought in April 1307. Glen Trool is a narrow glen in the Southern Uplands of Galloway, Scotland.
A battle-site point does not grant access to the land. Check current paths and ownership before entering.
- Date
- 1307-03
Places near here
Fell of EschoncanBead(s) (amber), Hoard (bronze) · 222 yd
Glen Trool, Bruce's StoneCommemorative Monument, Stone · 340 yd
Bruce's StoneMonument · 348 yd
Loch TroolLake · 404 yd
Glen TroolBattle Site (14th Century), Commemorative Monument (20th Century) · 958 yd
Martyrs' TombMemorial · 1.3 mi
Buchan HillMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Lamachan HillMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Murder HoleBay · 2.4 mi
Glentrool ForestForest · 2.4 mi
Glentrool Visitor CentreVisitor information · 2.8 mi
The Grey Man of MerrickNamed rock · 3.1 miPictures: Billy McCrorie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Ann Cook, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; David Hawgood, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Michael Graham, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Iain Thompson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Walter Baxter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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