Dalrigh

Dalrigh

Coordinates: 56°25′25″N 4°41′16″W / 56.42361°N 4.68778°W / 56.42361; -4.68778

River Fillan at Dalrigh. Photographer: Richard Webb

Dalrigh is a hamlet in Scotland near Tyndrum. The name means "The King's Field" in the Scottish Gaelic language. grid reference NN342291

The origin of the name stems specifically from the Battle of Dalrigh which was fought there in 1306, when King Robert I of Scotland (Bruce) was defeated by the Clan MacDougall.


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