Carnoustie High Street, traditional site of the Battle of Barry
Date
2 February 1010
Location
The boundary of Panbride and Barry parishes, Angus.
Result
Scottish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of Denmark
Commanders and leaders
King Malcolm II
Camus
The Battle of Barry was a battle in which the Scots, purportedly led by Malcolm II, defeated a Danish invasion force in 1010 AD. Its supposed site in Carnoustie, Angus can be seen in early Ordnance Survey maps.[1] The history of the event relies heavily on tradition and it is considered to be apocryphal. The battle was named for the Parish of Barry, rather than the village, and was formerly thought to have taken place at the mouth of the Lochty burn, in the vicinity of the area that is now occupied by Carnoustie High Street.[2] While the battle is not historically authentic, its romantic appeal continues to capture the popular imagination.[3]
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Ordnance Survey (1858). "Six inch maps of Scotland, Forfarshire, sheet LI". www.nls.uk. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
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Dickson, R.; Dickson, G.C. (1892). Carnoustie and its Neighbourhood. Pinkfoot Press, Balgavies, Angus.
^Some popular histories of the area erroneously treat the battle as fact. See, for example:
Scott, A.M. (1989). Discovering Dundee. Edinburgh: Mercat Press.
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