What is recorded here
Battle of Philiphaugh is a major battle site with a checked map point.
Covenanters led by General David Leslie defeated the Royalist army under James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, near Selkirk in June 1645. The victory ended Montrose's successful campaign in Scotland and marked a turning point in the First Civil War, strengthening Covenanter control.
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Places near here
PhiliphaughFindspot (period Unassigned), Whetstone(s) (period Unassigned) · 270 yd
Battlepark PlantationSettlement (iron Age) · 473 yd
Battle of Philiphaugh MemorialMemorial · 719 yd
Philiphaugh, SelkirkNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 731 yd
Montrose PlantationForest · 799 yd
Selkirk, Philipburn HouseHouse (period Unassigned) · 1077 yd
Traquair PlantationForest · 1103 yd
Howden HillMountain / peak · 1442 yd
Philiphaugh HouseCountry House (period Unassigned) · 1456 yd.jpg?width=1280)
War MemorialMemorial · 1.2 mi
Selkirk CastleCastle (medieval), Motte (medieval) · 1.3 mi
Mungo ParkMemorial · 1.4 miOther information
Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0