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Farley Wood
Encampment (17th Century)
Site Name Farley Wood
Classification Encampment (17th Century)
Canmore ID 12366
Site Number NH44NE 2
NGR NH 48 46
NGR Description NH c.48 46
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/12366
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmorack
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH44NE 2 48 46.
Montrose is said to have encamped for three days in the wood of Fairly (?Farley) during his retreat, after a skirmish with Middleton at Inverness ( c. 1645) His camp was within sight of Middleton's on the other side of the river (NH54SW 2). On the fourth day he is said to have broken camp and set it on fire.
ISSFC (Mr Ross quoting Mr Maclean, Factor of Ardross) 1888
No further information.
Visited by OS (R L) 7 April 1970
Note (1979)
Farley Wood NH c. 48 47 NH44NE 2
Nothing is now to be seen of any military earthworks associated with Montrose, who is said to have camped for three days in 'the wood of Fairly... two miles above Beauly' during his retreat from Inverness in 1646. See also NH54NW 3
RCAHMS 1979
Transactions of the Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club, ii 1880-3, 235; Maclean 1975, 202
