Loudoun HIll, a volcanic plug, in Ayrshire, Scotland, The site of several important historical battles

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Loudoun Hill Ayrshire Scotland The remains of a volcanic plug lying on the tectonic fault running across central Scotland Rock type Trachyte Height 316metre 1036ft Map ref Landranger 71 609379 Site of Iron age home stead and Roman Fort 1296 William Wallace with an army of 50 defeated an English army of 300 under the command of Fenwick Wallace was subsequently declared an outlaw In 1307 Robert the Bruce used the same tactics to defeat an English army of 3000 with a Scots army of 600 In 1679 the Hill was a rallying point for the Covenanters who held an outdoor religious ceremony there before going on to defeat Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog

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Location: Loudoun hill near Darvel Ayrshire Scotland uk
Photo credit: © Findlay / Alamy / Afripics
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