Battle of Sheriffmuir

This article is about the battle. For the Robert Burns poem, see The Battle of Sherramuir.

Battle of Sheriffmuir
Part of the Jacobite rising of 1715

The Battle of Sheriffmuir, John Wootton
Date13 November 1715
Location
Sheriffmuir, Scotland, Great Britain
Result Inconclusive[1]
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain Government Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Argyll Earl of Mar
Strength
6,000 12,000
Casualties and losses
663 killed, wounded or captured[2] 200–800 killed, wounded or captured[2]
Designated21 March 2011
Reference no.BTL17
Monument to Clan MacRae, Sheriffmuir

The Battle of Sheriffmuir (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Sliabh an t-Siorraim, [pl̪ˠaɾ ˈʃʎiəv əɲ ˈtʲʰirˠəm]) was an engagement in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rising in England and Scotland. The battlefield has been included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Scottish Historical Environment Policy of 2009.[3] Sheriffmuir is a remote elevated plateau of heathland lying between Stirling and Auchterarder on the north fringe of the Ochil Hills.

  1. ^ Oliver, Neil (2009). A History of Scotland. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-7538-2663-8.
  2. ^ a b Robinson, p. 79
  3. ^ "Battlefields under consideration". Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland. Historic Scotland. Retrieved 12 April 2012.