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MacLeod vs MacDonald Dunvegan Raid 1380

1380
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
MacLeod of Dunvegan home guard
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
MacDonald of the Isles raiding galley force
Outcome
MacDonald raiders struck the Dunvegan area and withdrew; MacLeod mounted successful defence of their castle and repelled further penetration; retaliatory raids followed.
The Battle

History & Significance

A MacDonald raiding party struck at the MacLeod heartland near Dunvegan Castle in 1380 in retaliation for MacLeod interference in MacDonald Skye affairs. The raid on the MacLeod home territory represented an escalation in the MacLeod-MacDonald rivalry and forced MacLeod to deploy their full military strength in defence of Dunvegan and the surrounding Duirinish peninsula.

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Scheduled Monuments near MacLeod vs MacDonald Dunvegan Raid 1380

St Mary's Church and Burial Ground, Dunvegan
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1 miles
Dun Fiadhairt,broch
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.2 miles
Dun Osdale,broch 850m N of Osdale
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.8 miles
Annait,monastic settlement on W bank of Bay River
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
St Comgan's Chapel, tombstone, Glendale
Scheduled monument · ~4.4 miles
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