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Tudor

Battle of Craigmillar

1571
Midlothian, Scotland
Also known as: Skirmish near Edinburgh 1571
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Midlothian, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Regent's forces (Lennox)
Forces
Regent's forces c.150–300 at Craigmillar.
VS
Victor
Marian forces
Forces
Marian forces c.200–400
Outcome
Marian skirmish victory near Edinburgh; Regent Lennox killed at Stirling same year
The Battle

History & Significance

During the civil war of Mary's reign, fighting occurred in and around Edinburgh between Marian supporters and the Regent's forces. The Regent Lennox — grandfather of James VI and father of the murdered Darnley — was killed in a raid on Stirling in September 1571. These Edinburgh-area skirmishes show the civil war's intensity in the immediate vicinity of the capital.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Craigmillar

Galachlaw,cairn
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Caiy Stane,standing stone,Fairmilehead
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.4 miles
Melville Grange,homestead and pit alignments 600m ESE of
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Glenkevock,enclosure 400m NW of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~3 miles
Lasswade old parish church
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
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