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Medieval

Battle of Glendale

1490
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Battle of Glendale 1490
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government / MacLeods
Forces
government/MacLeods c.500–1,000
VS
Victor
MacDonalds of Sleat
Forces
MacDonalds c.500–1,000
Outcome
MacDonald victory
The Battle

History & Significance

Part of the prolonged resistance of the MacDonalds of the Isles after the formal forfeiture of the Lordship in 1493. The MacDonalds of Sleat continued to fight government attempts to suppress them for decades.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Glendale

Unish House,house,outbuildings and steading
Scheduled monument · ~4.6 miles
Dun Gearymore, broch, buildings and rig & furrow, Skye
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~5.2 miles
Dun Liath,dun
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~5.8 miles
Dun Borrafiach, broch, Waternish
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~5.9 miles
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