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Maxwell vs Johnstone feud — Annandale skirmish 1528

1528
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Johnstone clan and followers
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Maxwell affinity
Outcome
Inconclusive; both sides suffer losses
The Battle

History & Significance

A major Maxwell expedition into Annandale attacked Johnstone tower houses; Johnstone rallied and drove Maxwell forces back across the Water of Milk in a rearguard skirmish

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Scheduled Monuments near Maxwell vs Johnstone feud — Annandale skirmish 1528

Firtree Hill,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.4 miles
Hutton Mote, motte
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.6 miles
2 Dinwoodie Green Cottages, settlement 530m ENE of
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Broomhillbank, fort 910m ENE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.9 miles
Broomhillbank Hill, fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.9 miles
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