Dunnichen

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Dunnichen is a small rural village in eastern Scotland, historically noted as a possible site of the Battle of Dunnichen (Nechtansmere) in 685 AD.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
village
associatedEvent Battle of Dunnichen
Battle of Nechtansmere
associatedEventDate 685
associatedWithPeople Northumbrians
linked to: Northumbria

Picts
category Villages in Angus, Scotland
country Scotland
United Kingdom
hasGeographicFeature Dunnichen Hill
hasHistoricSignificance site linked to Pictish–Northumbrian conflict
hasLanguage English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
hasNearbyArchaeologicalInterest early medieval battlefield site
hasParishChurch Dunnichen Parish Church
hasRuralCharacter true
locatedIn Angus
eastern Scotland
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Angus council area
locatedInHistoricCounty Forfarshire
locatedOnContinent Europe
near Forfar
Letham, Angus
linked to: Letham
notedFor association with the Battle of Nechtansmere
possible site of the Battle of Dunnichen
partOf parish of Dunnichen
timeZone BST
UTC±00:00

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