Caveats

 
Although the Battle of Inverkeithing was a pivotal moment in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and indeed in Scotland’s history it is often overlooked in history books.

While there is broad agreement on the story of the build-up to the battle and its outcome there is much less certainty over the detail of the battle itself.

The few original documents which describe the battle are short on detail and often contradictory. The account which we have given here is based on our analysis of the original documents.