Sheriffmuir

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Sheriffmuir is a moor in central Scotland best known as the site of a major but inconclusive battle during the 1715 Jacobite rising.

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Sheriffmuir canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
battlefield
moor
belligerent Government forces
Jacobite forces
commander John Campbell, Duke of Argyll
John Erskine, Earl of Mar
conflict Jacobite–Hanoverian conflict
linked to: Jacobite risings
country Scotland
culturalReference Scottish Jacobite songs and ballads
date 13 November 1715
eventLocation Battle of Sheriffmuir
hasGeographicalFeature moorland
upland plateau
hasMemorial Battle of Sheriffmuir monument
Clan MacRae monument
hasNearbyFeature Sheriffmuir Reservoir
hasNearbySettlement Dunblane
Stirling
hasNearbyWatercourse River Allan
hasRoadConnection road to Dunblane
road to Greenloaning
single-track road from Dunblane to Greenloaning
hasStructure Sheriffmuir Inn
hasViewOf Allan Water valley
linked to: Allan Water

Ochil Hills
heritageStatus historic battlefield (Scottish history)
historicalPeriod early 18th century (as battlefield)
knownFor Battle of Sheriffmuir
locatedAt Sheriffmuir
locatedIn Perthshire
linked to: Perth and Kinross

central Scotland
locatedNear Dunblane
locatedOn Ochil Hills
notableFor role in 1715 Jacobite rising
partOf Jacobite rising of 1715
Scottish Highlands fringe
region Stirling council area
result inconclusive outcome
terrain open moorland
tourism site of historical interest
walking area
usedFor grazing land
recreation and hiking

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the Fifteen hasPlaceOfEvent Sheriffmuir
Battle of Sheriffmuir location Sheriffmuir
Battle of Sheriffmuir locatedAt Sheriffmuir
subject linked to: Sheriffmuir