Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 6 engagements

Stirling: contested ground

The ground around Stirling was fought over 6 times between 1297 and 1746: 4 battles and 2 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of Stirling BridgeSiege of Stirling CastleBattle of SauchieburnBattle of StirlingSiege of Stirling CastleBattle of BannockburnBattle of BannockburnGlasgowNewcastleEdinburghAberdeenDundeeLondonderry/DerryAyrPerth200 km56.109N, 3.936W
6 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Stirling Bridge, 1297Siege of Stirling Castle, 1304Battle of Bannockburn, 1314Battle of Sauchieburn, 1488Battle of Stirling, 1648Siege of Stirling Castle, 174612971746
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
11 September 1297Battle of Stirling BridgeStirlingWars of Scottish Independence
March 1304Siege of Stirling CastleStirling CastleFirst War of Scottish Independence
23 June 1314Battle of BannockburnBattlefield of BannockburnWars of Scottish Independence
11 June 1488Battle of SauchieburnStirling
12 September 1648Battle of StirlingStirlingWars of the Three Kingdoms
1746Siege of Stirling CastleStirlingJacobite rising of 1745

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.