BattlefieldsNorse Assault on Tiree Monastery c.795
Early Medieval

Norse Assault on Tiree Monastery c.795

795
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Tiree monastic community
Forces
Tiree monastic community
VS
Victor
Norse raiders
Forces
Norse raiding fleet
Outcome
Tiree monastery raided and partially destroyed; monastic community dispersed; island repeatedly vulnerable to subsequent Norse attacks.
The Battle

History & Significance

Tiree possessed a significant monastic community connected to Iona and was raided in the same year as the first recorded Iona attack. The Tiree monastery suffered severe damage and the community was dispersed. Tiree lying exposed in the western sea-lanes was particularly vulnerable to Norse attack and was raided repeatedly through the ninth century.

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