battle, notable, medieval

Battle of Dupplin Moor

Name: Battle of Dupplin Moor
Start: 1332-08-10
Location: United Kingdom

Battle of Dupplin Moor was a battle fought on 10 August 1332 in what is now United Kingdom; it lasted 1 day. It was part of Second War of Scottish Independence, which ran from 1332 to 1357. The recorded result: English/Balliol victory.

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Fought10 August 1332lasted 1 day

WhereUnited Kingdom56.360N, 3.560W

OutcomeEnglish/Balliol victory

BelligerentsScotlandagainstDisinherited ScotsEnglish supporters

Battlefield todayBattle of Dupplin Moor battlefieldHistoric Environment Scotland entry BTL8, 1,144 ha

Part ofSecond War of Scottish Independence1332 to 1357

Where it sits in Second War of Scottish Independence

5 placed engagements of Second War of Scottish Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	10 August 1332 to 11 August 1332
Place	United Kingdom 56.360N, 3.560W
Kind	Battle, medieval
Commanders	Domhnall II, Earl of Mar Robert Bruce (bastard) Donnchadh IV of Fife

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the registered battlefield area (Historic Environment Scotland). Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Tippermuir 1644, 4.1 km N
Battle of Methven 1306, 6.8 km N
Siege of Perth 1339, 8.8 km NE
Battle of the North Inch 1396, 9.2 km NE
Battle of Knock Mary 1511, 19 km W

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1306 and 1644.

In the same war

After: Siege of Berwick February 1333
All 5 engagements of Second War of Scottish Independence

Elsewhere in 1332

Battle of Rusokastro Bulgaria
Battle of Wester Kinghorn United Kingdom
Battle of Annan United Kingdom
Battle of San Felice Italy
Battle of Das Ethiopia

Historic Environment Scotland registers this as the Battle of Dupplin Moor battlefield (entry BTL8), 1,144 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Dupplin Moor is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q281648, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dupplin Moor, revision 1378555555, 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. Battlefield boundary and area from Historic Environment Scotland (Open Government Licence). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.