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Battle of Loudoun Hill

Battle of Loudoun Hill was a battle fought on 10 May 1307 at Loudoun Hill, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of First War of Scottish Independence, which ran from 1296 to 1328. The recorded result: Scottish victory. Recorded strength: 600 men against 3,000 men.

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The memorial to Robert the Bruce and the Battle of Loudoun Hill, East Ayrshire, Scotland
The memorial to Robert the Bruce and the Battle of Loudoun Hill, East Ayrshire, Scotland. Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought10 May 1307
WhereLoudoun Hill, United Kingdom55.609N, 4.211W
OutcomeScottish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of ScotlandagainstKingdom of England
Casualties and lossesLowand"Hundreds"
Battlefield todayBattle of Loudoun Hill battlefieldHistoric Environment Scotland entry BTL36, 145 ha
Part ofFirst War of Scottish Independence1296 to 1328

Where it sits in First War of Scottish Independence

Capture of Berwick, 1296Battle of Dunbar, 1296Action at Lanark, 1297Siege of Stirling Castle, 1304Battle of Turnberry, 1307Battle of Loch Ryan, 1307Battle of Glen Trool, 1307Battle of Loudoun Hill, 1307Battle of the River Dee, 1308Siege of Carlisle, 1315Battle of Connor, 1315Battle of Moiry Pass, 1315Battle of Kells, 1315Battle of Skaithmuir, 1316Battle of Skerries, 1316Second Battle of Athenry, 1316Capture of Berwick, 1318Battle of Dysert O'Dea, 1318Battle of Faughart, 1318Battle of Myton, 1319Battle of Old Byland, 1322Battle of Stanhope Park, 132712961327Battle of Loudoun Hill, 1307
22 placed engagements of First War of Scottish Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 May 1307
PlaceLoudoun Hill, United Kingdom
55.609N, 4.211W
KindBattle, medieval
Strength600 men3,000 men
Casualties and lossesLow"Hundreds"
Commanders
Battle of Loudoun HillBattle of Loudoun HillBattle of DrumclogBattle of Drumclog5 km55.609N, 4.211W
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Historic Environment Scotland registers this as the Battle of Loudoun Hill battlefield (entry BTL36), 145 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Loudoun Hill 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 Q4590555, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Loudoun Hill, revision 1383211844, 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.