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Early Medieval

Battle of Lorn 839

839
Argyll, Scotland
Also known as: Dal Riata Norse defeat 839
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Argyll, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Dal Riata
Forces
Dal Riatan levy
VS
Victor
Norse-Hebridean forces
Forces
Norse Gall-Gaidheil
Outcome
Catastrophic defeat destroyed the Dal Riatan royal family and military leadership
The Battle

History & Significance

Effectively ended Dal Riata as a coherent kingdom and opened the Hebrides to Norse settlement

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Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Lorn 839

An Dunan, dun 50m SE of 10 Campbell Crescent, Oban
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.9 miles
Glencruitten Golf Course,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.9 miles
Raschoille, cave 40m ENE of, Oban
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Mount Stewart,fort 240m WNW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.8 miles
Gallanach Beg,dun 30m N of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.9 miles
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