Marian civil war (1568 – 1573) The Battle of Tillieangus was fought on 10 October 1571 between the Clan Gordon and the Clan Forbes near White Hill of Tillyangus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
The forces met near the White Hill of Tillyangus, where the Gordons were victorious.
Legend has it that "he stooped down to quench his thirst and one of the Gordons gave him his death blow through an open joint in his armour".
[3] The battle was mentioned in a letter of the Bishop of Galloway to the Earl of Shrewsbury of 16 November 1571.
[4] In about 1800 a large quantity of human bones were found at the site of what are traditionally the burial cairns of the Battle of Tillieangus.