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3 unusual facts about Battle of Dun Nechtain


Battle of Dun Nechtain

Dunnichen in Angus was first identified as a possible location for the battle by antiquarian George Chalmers in the early 19th century.

The battle site has long been thought to have been near the present-day village of Dunnichen in Angus.

Ecgfrith's attack on Fortriu was made against the counsel of his advisors, including Cuthbert, who had recently been made Bishop of Lindisfarne.


Dunachton

Recent research has suggested Dunachton as a potential location for the Battle of Dun Nechtain in 685 in which the Picts permanently secured independence from the Northumbrians.

Recent research has pointed to the possibility that Dunachton may have been the correct site of the Battle of Dun Nechtain in 685, when Bridei mac Bille, king of the Pictish kingdom of Fortriu defeated Ecgfrith of Northumbria, securing Pictish independence from Northumbria.


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