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Government factor installation at Lovat estate 1747

1747
Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Fraser clan tenants resisting new management
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Forfeited Estates Commission factors with military escort
Outcome
Forfeited estates taken into government management; Fraser tenants remained hostile; estates later restored to the Fraser family in 1774
The Battle

History & Significance

Following the execution of Simon Fraser Lord Lovat for treason, government factors took possession of the Lovat estates in Beauly; Fraser tenants resisted the installation of Forfeited Estates Commission factors, requiring military escort before possession could be taken

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Scheduled Monuments near Government factor installation at Lovat estate 1747

Castle Spynie,broch
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.6 miles
Balblair Stone, symbol stone, Moniak Castle Wineries
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.6 miles
Lime kiln, 250m NE of South Clunes Farm
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Phoineas Hill,enclosure 900m ESE of Phoineas House
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~0.9 miles
Dun Mor,fort,Ballindoun
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.9 miles
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