Battlefields›Campbell seizure of Dunoon Castle 1490
Medieval

Campbell seizure of Dunoon Castle 1490

1490
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Stewart of Menteith
Forces
Stewart of Menteith garrison
VS
Victor
Campbell of Argyll
Forces
Campbell of Argyll men
Outcome
Campbell control of Dunoon established; Stewart keepers removed
The Battle

History & Significance

Campbell of Argyll formally occupied Dunoon Castle with Crown sanction, displacing the Stewart of Menteith keepers and making it the main Campbell administrative centre for Cowal

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Campbell seizure of Dunoon Castle 1490

Dunoon Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Dunloskin Wood, platforms and charcoal production area
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Ardnadam, settlement, chapel and enclosure 215m W of The Larches
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.5 miles
Cloch Lighthouse, anti-submarine tethering points 15m N and 10m SW of
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Adam's Cave, chambered cairn, Ardnadam
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~2 miles
More from this era

Other Medieval Battles

Norman march through Hampshire
1066
Hampshire, England
Burning of Southwark
1066
Surrey, England
Norman Storming of Romney — Reprisal 1066
1066
Kent, England
Submission of Canterbury to William I 1066
1066
Kent, England
Aubrey Research

Explore the landscape around this battlefield

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.

Research a location near this battlefield
All Battlefields