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Battle of Barry

Battle of Barry was a battle fought on 2 February 1010 in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Scottish victory.

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Carnoustie High Street, looking West towards the Cross.
Carnoustie High Street, looking West towards the Cross.. Ollie Lloyd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date2 February 1010
PlaceUnited Kingdom
56.501N, 2.708W
KindBattle, medieval
ResultScottish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of ScotlandKingdom of Denmark
CommandersKing Malcolm IICamus
Battle of BarryBattle of BarryBattle of Dun NechtainSiege of St Andrews CastleBattle of StracathroBattle of DunsinaneBattle of the North InchBattle of Dun NechtainSiege of St Andrews CastleBattle of StracathroGlasgowEdinburghAberdeenAyrInvernessGreenockFort William100 km56.501N, 2.708W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1010

Battle of Barry is one of 185 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 599 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870423, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Barry, revision 1370433472, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.