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Tudor

MacGregor raid on Campbell Breadalbane lands 1597

1597
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Campbell of Breadalbane
Forces
Campbell of Breadalbane tenantry
VS
Victor
MacGregor
Forces
MacGregor war band
Outcome
MacGregor raid successful; Campbell estates plundered
The Battle

History & Significance

MacGregor clansmen raided Campbell of Breadalbane estates in a major foray that killed several Campbell tenants; the raid contributed directly to the decision to proscribe the MacGregor clan name in 1603

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near MacGregor raid on Campbell Breadalbane lands 1597

Caisteal an Deirg,ring fort,Glen Lyon
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.1 miles
Caisteil an Duibhe,ring fort,Glen Lyon
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.3 miles
Caisteal Cona Bhacain,ring fort,Glen Lyon
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.5 miles
Caisteal Mhic Neill,ring fort,Glen Lyon
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.9 miles
Tirai,settlement and standing stone
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~5.2 miles
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