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Battle of Mons Graupius

Battle of Mons Graupius was a battle fought in AD 83 at Scotland, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Roman conquest of Britain, which ran from AD 43 to AD 84. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: 17,000–30,000+ against 15,000–30,000+.

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Northern British Campaigns of Agricola, 80 – 84
Northern British Campaigns of Agricola, 80 – 84. myself, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 83
WhereScotland, United Kingdom56.917N, 3.000W
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman EmpireagainstCaledonian Confederacy
Casualties and losses360 deadand10,000 dead
Part ofRoman conquest of BritainAD 43 to AD 84

Where it sits in the Roman conquest of Britain

Battle of the Medway, AD 43Battle of the Thames, AD 43Battle of the Fens, AD 47Battle of Caer Caradoc, AD 50Battle of Watling Street, AD 60Battle of Londinium, AD 60Battle of Mons Graupius, AD 83Siege of Burnswark, AD 140AD 43AD 140Battle of Mons Graupius, AD 83
8 placed engagements of the Roman conquest of Britain in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 83 (year precision)
PlaceScotland, United Kingdom
56.917N, 3.000W
KindBattle, ancient
Strength17,000–30,000+15,000–30,000+
Casualties and losses360 dead10,000 dead
Commanders
  • Gnaeus Julius Agricola
  • Calgacus
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Mons Graupius
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 50 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Mons Graupius today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-07-12. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 447 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 807 m, 807 m of relief, steep country and today it is 90% grassland, 8% tree cover, 2% water.

grassland: 90%tree cover: 8%water: 2%grassland 90%tree cover 8%water 2%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 684 mnorth to south, 10.0 km288 to 770 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Battle of Mons Graupius is one of 57 engagements of the 1st century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1127337, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mons Graupius, revision 1378286630, 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.