Battlefield record MHG1372 - Battle Site, Clairdon Hill

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Grid reference Centred ND 1642 6922 (50m by 50m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND16NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish OLRIG
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Site of (NAT) Battle (NR) AD. 1196 OS 6" map, Caithness, 1st ed., (1873)

This name refers to the Battle of Clairdon Hill which was fought in 1196 between Harold the Elder and an army of Norwegians, and Harold the Younger and the men of Caithness, the former being the victor. A great number of pieces of iron resembling the teeth of a harrow have been found from time to time in the fields near Murkle Bay. They are believed to have been used as pike-heads. Human bones are still to be seen in every field in the neighbourhood. (See also ND16NW 14.)
Name Book 1873; J T Calder 1861.

The OS siting of battle was confirmed by farmer at adjacent Mains of Murkle.
Visited by OS (J B) 7 December 1981.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Calder, J T. 1861. Sketch of the civil and traditional History of Caithness from the tenth century. 65-6.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 7, 15-16.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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