Sherramuir

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Sherramuir is a historic battlefield site in Scotland, best known as the location of the 1715 Jacobite rising clash between government and Jacobite forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic location
historic battlefield
associatedPeriod early 18th century
associatedWith Jacobitism
battleOutcome indecisive
battleType land battle
belligerent British government forces
linked to: British forces

Jacobite forces
commander John Campbell, Duke of Argyll
John Erskine, Earl of Mar
conflict Jacobite rising of 1715
country Scotland
eventDate 13 November 1715
hasAlternativeName Sheriffmuir
hasMonument Battle of Sheriffmuir monument
heritageStatus historic battlefield site
languageOfToponym Scots
locatedIn Stirlingshire
locatedNear Dunblane
Sheriffmuir
militaryTheater War of the Quadruple Alliance context (British Isles front)
nearbyFeature Dunblane–Sheriffmuir road
linked to: Sheriffmuir road

Sheriffmuir Inn
notableFor Battle of Sheriffmuir
partOf Central Scotland
referencedBy Robert Burns
referencedIn “The Battle of Sherramuir” (song)
region Perthshire and Kinross border area
terrain moorland
tourismType battlefield tourism site

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