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Encyclopedia > Lumphanan

Lumphanan, is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland located 25 miles from Aberdeen and 10 miles from Banchory. It has two pubs, one in the village called "The MacBeth Arms" and one about three miles from the village named "The Cross". Logo of Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... , Banchory (Scottish Gaelic: Beannchar) is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ...


Lumphanan is documented to be the site of a battle in 1057 AD, where Malcolm III of Scotland defeated Macbeth of Scotland. Macbeth was mortally wounded on the north side of the Mounth in 1057, after retreating with his men over the Cairnamounth Pass to take his last stand at the battle at Lumphanan.[1] The Prophecy of Berchán has it that he was wounded at Lumphanan and died at Scone, sixty miles to the south, some days later.[2] Mac Bethad's stepson Lulach mac Gille Coemgáin was installed as king soon after. The Battle of Lumphanan, was a battle in March 1057 between Malcolm Canmore and King Macbeth of Scotland. ... Events King Macbeth I of Scotland is killed in battle against Malcolm Canmore. ... Look up AD, ad-, and ad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Máel Coluim mac Donnchada (anglicised Malcolm III) (1030x1038–13 November 1093) was King of Scots. ... For other uses, see Macbeth (disambiguation). ... The Mounth is the range of hills on the southern edge of Strathdee in northeast Scotland. ... Cairnamounth is a crossing route of the Mounth in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. ... Scone is a large village, a mile north of Perth, Scotland. ...


Along with a short, but challenging nine hole golf course, Lumphanan also has a recently refurbished multi sports court, furthermore there is a flood lit sports training area situated in the large play park, which is available for use by request. Its summer league football team is nicknamed the wildcats, and Scott Middleton has been their most successful recent manager.


References

  1. ^ Andrew Wyntoun, Original Chronicle, ed. F.J. Amours, vol. 4, pp 298-299 and 300-301 (c. 1420)
  2. ^ The exact dates are uncertain, Woolf gives 15 August, Hudson 14 August and Duncan, following John of Fordun, gives 5 December; Annals of Tigernach 1058.5; Annals of Ulster 1058.6.

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Coordinates: 57°07′41″N 2°41′12″W / 57.12806, -2.68667 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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