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Battle of Strathcarron

642 · 7th century

The Battle of Strathcarron was fought in 642 in the valley of the River Carron near Falkirk, Scotland. The Britons of Strathclyde under Owain son of Beli defeated and killed Domnall Brecc, king of Dál Riata. The battle is recorded in the Irish annals and remembered in verses added to the Welsh poem Y Gododdin.

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