Lumphanan, is a village in
AberdeenshireAberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives...
,
ScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
located 25 miles from
AberdeenAberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. It has an official population estimate of .Nicknames include the Granite City, the Grey City and the Silver City with the Golden Sands...
and 10 miles from
BanchoryBanchory is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying approximately 18 miles west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee.- Overview :...
. It has two pubs, one in the village called "The MacBeth Arms" and one about three miles from the
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
centre named "The Crossroads Hotel" but is known in the local area as "The Cross".
Lumphanan is documented to be the site of
a battleThe Battle of Lumphanan, was a battle in March 1057 between Malcolm III of Scotland and King Macbeth of Scotland in which Macbeth was killed. This happened near the peel ring of Lumphanan. This is where Macbeth's head was cut off, and the stone on which this happened is still visible today, next to...
in 1057 AD, where
Malcolm III of ScotlandMáel Coluim mac Donnchada , called in most Anglicised regnal lists Malcolm III, and in later centuries nicknamed Canmore, "Big Head" or Long-neck , was King of Scots...
defeated
Macbeth of ScotlandMac Bethad mac Findlaích was King of the Scots from 1040 until his death...
. Macbeth was mortally wounded on the north side of the
MounthThe Mounth is the range of hills on the southern edge of Strathdee in northeast Scotland. It was usually referred to with the article, i.e. "the Mounth". The name is a corruption of the Scottish Gaelic monadh which in turn is akin to the Welsh mynydd, and may be of Pictish origin...
in 1057, after retreating with his men over the
CairnamounthCairnamounth is a crossing route of the Mounth in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It has served as an ancient military route at least from Roman times through the 13th century AD...
Pass to take his last stand at the battle at Lumphanan.
Lumphanan, is a village in
AberdeenshireAberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives...
,
ScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
located 25 miles from
AberdeenAberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. It has an official population estimate of .Nicknames include the Granite City, the Grey City and the Silver City with the Golden Sands...
and 10 miles from
BanchoryBanchory is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying approximately 18 miles west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee.- Overview :...
. It has two pubs, one in the village called "The MacBeth Arms" and one about three miles from the
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
centre named "The Crossroads Hotel" but is known in the local area as "The Cross".
Lumphanan is documented to be the site of
a battleThe Battle of Lumphanan, was a battle in March 1057 between Malcolm III of Scotland and King Macbeth of Scotland in which Macbeth was killed. This happened near the peel ring of Lumphanan. This is where Macbeth's head was cut off, and the stone on which this happened is still visible today, next to...
in 1057 AD, where
Malcolm III of ScotlandMáel Coluim mac Donnchada , called in most Anglicised regnal lists Malcolm III, and in later centuries nicknamed Canmore, "Big Head" or Long-neck , was King of Scots...
defeated
Macbeth of ScotlandMac Bethad mac Findlaích was King of the Scots from 1040 until his death...
. Macbeth was mortally wounded on the north side of the
MounthThe Mounth is the range of hills on the southern edge of Strathdee in northeast Scotland. It was usually referred to with the article, i.e. "the Mounth". The name is a corruption of the Scottish Gaelic monadh which in turn is akin to the Welsh mynydd, and may be of Pictish origin...
in 1057, after retreating with his men over the
CairnamounthCairnamounth is a crossing route of the Mounth in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It has served as an ancient military route at least from Roman times through the 13th century AD...
Pass to take his last stand at the battle at Lumphanan. The
Prophecy of Berchán has it that he was wounded at Lumphanan and died at Scone, sixty miles to the south, some days later. Mac Bethad's stepson Lulach mac Gille Coemgáin was installed as king soon after.
Along with a short, but challenging nine hole golf course, Lumphanan also has a recently refurbished multi sports court maintained by the Lumphanan Community Recreation Association (LCRA). Furthermore there is a flood lit sports training area situated in the large play park, which is available for use by request. Lumphanan's summer league football team are nicknamed "The Wildcats".
The LCRA members also organise Scotland's first 10 km run of the year, known as the "Detox", that has been running for several years on the 2nd of January. The race starts and finishes in Lumphanan, but the mainly road route passes through the local countryside including a hill climb out of the village at the start and a section of farm track running next to the old Deeside Railway Line.
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