What the records say
- When
- 23 May 685
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 56.63° N, 2.80° W
- Description
- 685 battle between the Pics and the Northumbrians
4 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Dun Nechtain: The Picts under King Bridei III revolt against their Northumbrian overlords”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Der König der Pikten Bridei III. mac Bili schlägt den König von Northumbria, Ecgfrith, in der Schlacht bei Dunnichen Mere entscheidend”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Nechtansmere ou de Dunnichen : les Pictes de Brude Mac Bili, alliés aux Bretons”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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