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The Battle of Falkirk (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr na h-Eaglaise Brice; Scots: Battle o Fawkirk), on 22 July 1298, was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence. Led by King Edward I of England, the English army defeated the Scots, led by William Wallace. Shortly after the battle Wallace resigned as Guardian of Scotland. [6]
The inventory was published for consultation in December 2010 by Historic Scotland, an agency of the Scottish Government, [1] and launched as the Inventory in May 2011. [2] Seventeen sites were included in the first phase of the inventory, with a number of other sites under consideration for inclusion at a later date. [ 3 ]
The Scottish cavalry fled the battlefield and in the ensuing rout, many Scots were killed at the Battle of Falkirk, although it is impossible to give a precise number. The English army continued onto Stirling , capturing Stirling Castle and after staying a few weeks, started returning to England due to lack of supplies.
Battle of Bannockburn; Part of the First War of Scottish Independence: This depiction from the Scotichronicon (c. 1440) is the earliest-known image of the battle. King Robert wielding an axe and Edward II fleeing toward Stirling feature prominently, conflating incidents from the two days of battle.
Battle of Loudoun Hill; Part of First War of Scottish Independence: Trig Point and Battle Plaque at the summit of Loudoun Hill. Battle of Loudoun Hill, May 10, 1307, Through devotion and by willing hands this stone was hauled here to commemorate the first victory of King Robert the Bruce who won for us freedom from serfdom
The earliest known depiction of the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 from a 1440s manuscript of Walter Bower's Scotichronicon. Warfare in Medieval Scotland includes all military activity in the modern borders of Scotland, or by forces originating in the region, between the departure of the Romans in the fifth century and the adoption of the innovations of the Renaissance in the early sixteenth ...
18] [19] The battlefield has been inventoried and protected by Historic Scotland under the Scottish Historical Environment Policy of 2009. [20] Controversy arose after it became clear that battlefields lack legal protections: [21] [22] in 2014, East Lothian Council granted planning consent to develop a substation for a large offshore windfarm ...
The Battle of Methven took place at Methven, Scotland on 19 June 1306, during the Wars of Scottish Independence.The battlefield was researched to be included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Scottish Historical Environment Policy of 2009, but was excluded due to the uncertainty of its location.