Battle of Methven

Battle of Methven
Part of the First War of Scottish Independence

Fields north of Methven
Date19 June 1306
Location
Methven, west of Perth
Result English victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of England
Commanders and leaders
King Robert I Earl of Pembroke
Strength
2,171 English plus Scots loyal to Edward I[note 1] Around 2,500[1]
Casualties and losses
Heavy Light

The Battle of Methven took place at Methven, Scotland on 19 June 1306, during the Wars of Scottish Independence. The battlefield was researched to be included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Scottish Historical Environment Policy of 2009, but was excluded due to the uncertainty of its location.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Brooks 2005, p. 169.
  2. ^ "Inventory battlefields". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Inventory of Historic Battlefields Research Report: Methven". Historic Environment Scotland. 11 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.


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