Near Darvel in East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Battle of Loudoun Hill
May 10, 1307
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Location. 55° 36.883′ N, 4° 12.701′ W. Marker is near Darvel, Scotland, in East Ayrshire. Memorial can be reached from A71. Marker is located atop Loudoun Hill. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Darvel, Scotland KA17 0LY, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 24 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Spirit of Scotland Monument (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); 'The Most Magnificent Ruin in Scotland' (approx. 22.9 kilometers away); Roman Military Bathhouse, Bothwellhaugh (approx. 23.4 kilometers away).
Also see . . . The Battle of Loudoun Hill. FutureMuseum.co.uk's page on the Battle of Loudoun Hill: …In Ayrshire, some 10 miles from Kilmarnock, near the village of Darvel, stands a lonely but imposing outcrop of rock, a remnant of Scotland's volcanic pre-history - Loudoun Hill. It was here on May 10th, 1307 that Robert the Bruce scored his first decisive victory over the forces of Edward I, the Plantagenet King of England, and began his delivery of Scotland's independence. Some would argue that in winning the war, Bruce not only freed his land from the occupying Southern forces, but unified the fractured country into the Scotland that we recognise today. (Submitted on August 14, 2015.)
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