Falkirk Muir

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Falkirk Muir is a moorland area near Falkirk in central Scotland, historically notable as the site of a major Jacobite–Government battle in 1746.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Falkirk Muir canonical 2
Sheriffmuir battlefield 2
Falkirk Moor 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic area ⓘ
historic battlefield ⓘ
moorland ⓘ
associatedWith British Government forces ⓘ
linked to: British forces

Jacobite forces ⓘ
battleDate 17 January 1746 ⓘ
battleResult Jacobite victory ⓘ
commandedBySideGovernment Henry Hawley ⓘ
commandedBySideJacobite Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ
conflict Jacobite rising of 1745 ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus historic battlefield site ⓘ
hasNameVariant Falkirk Moor ⓘ
linked to: Falkirk Muir
hasNearbyFeature Falkirk town ⓘ
linked to: Falkirk

Forth Valley ⓘ
historicalEventSite Battle of Falkirk Muir ⓘ
locatedIn central Scotland ⓘ
locatedInHistoricCounty Stirlingshire ⓘ
locatedNear Falkirk ⓘ
locatedOn upland moor ⓘ
nearSettlement Bonnybridge ⓘ
Camelon ⓘ
Falkirk ⓘ
notableFor major Jacobite–Government battle in 1746 ⓘ
partOf Falkirk council area ⓘ
Scottish battlefield landscape ⓘ
region Lowlands ⓘ
terrainType moorland ⓘ
timePeriodOfMajorEvent 18th century ⓘ
usedFor military engagement ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Falkirk Muir → location → Falkirk Muir ⓘ
Falkirk Muir → hasNameVariant → Falkirk Moor ⓘ
linked to: Falkirk Muir
Battle of Falkirk (1746) → near → Falkirk Muir ⓘ
Battle of Sheriffmuir monument → hasViewOf → Sheriffmuir battlefield ⓘ
linked to: Falkirk Muir
Sheriffmuir Inn → locatedOn → Sheriffmuir battlefield ⓘ
linked to: Falkirk Muir