Battle of Corrichie, Memorial

Battle of Corrichie, Memorial

Location

Located northern side of B 977, just east of Hirn junction in commercial forestry plantation NJ 733 014
Banchory

OS Map Reference

NJ 733 014

Date

1951

Description

A roughly cut granite menhir with an inscription cut in relief. The Gaelic inscription reads: "Cuimhnichibh La Coire Fraoichidh" or "Remember the day of Corrichie". The battlefield is now mainly covered by commercial forest.

Related Information

The Site of the Battle of Corrichie, in 1562, between the forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, and those of the Earl of Huntly, is at NJ 697 024, the latter were defeated. A stone was erected at NJ 7325 0140 by Deeside Field Club in 1951 to commemorate the battle.

Era

1900s

Categories

Iconography

  • menhir

Photographer

  • Jim Henderson

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