Qualla: Battle of Dalrigh

Battle of Dalrigh: Introduction

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Gaelic name for the battlefield is Dail Righ -- the King's Field. Whether it was called that before the battle or christened afterward by chroniclers is unknown, but either way the irony is sharp. When Robert the Bruce reached this patch of ground near Tyndrum in the summer of 1306, he was a king in name only -- freshly crowned, freshly defeated, and stumbling westward with the remnants of an army that was about to cease to exist as an organized fighting force.

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Battle of Dalrigh: A King on the Run

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

On 10 February 1306, Bruce had killed John Comyn in Greyfriars Church and seized the Scottish crown at Scone. On 19 June, his army was caught unprepared in a night camp at the Battle of Methven, west of Perth, by the English general Aymer de Valence. What survived of that disaste...

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Battle of Dalrigh: Flight Context

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Battle of Dalrigh site at 56.4236N, 4.6878W is near the hamlet of Dalrigh, close to Tyndrum in western Perthshire. The A82 and the West Highland Railway both pass through this valley. Tyndrum village is visible as a small settlement at the junction of Glen Lochy and Strath Fillan. Best viewed at 2,000-4,000 ft. Nearest airport: Oban (EGEO) approximately 20 nm west-southwest.

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