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Tudor

Government Expedition to Kintyre 1494

1494
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacDonald adherents
Forces
residual MacDonald adherents
VS
Victor
Scottish Crown
Forces
Royal fleet and Argyll levies
Outcome
Crown success; Kintyre submitted and James IV held justice courts
The Battle

History & Significance

James IV personally led an expedition to Kintyre to enforce forfeiture of the Lordship and overawe MacDonald adherents; Kilkerran castle surrendered without major fighting

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Government Expedition to Kintyre 1494

Low Clachaig,cup marked boulders 915m E of
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
Garvalt, dun 500m SW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.9 miles
Carragh an Talaidh,chambered cairn,Brackley
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~2.9 miles
Beachmeanach, enclosure 700m ESE of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~3.2 miles
Killean,fort NE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.2 miles
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