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Douglas feud with Hamilton — Paisley clash 1515

1515
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Douglas raiding party
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Hamilton affinity
Outcome
Hamilton success in defending Paisley territory
The Battle

History & Significance

A violent Hamilton-Douglas confrontation in Paisley left several men dead; the Hamiltons controlled the burgh and drove out a Douglas raiding party seeking to intimidate Hamilton tenants

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Douglas feud with Hamilton — Paisley clash 1515

Paisley Abbey, drain 75m SSW of
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Rosshall Mains, enclosure 220m W of
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.9 miles
Stanely Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Inchinnan, site of All Hallows Church
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.3 miles
Inchinnan, cross slabs & cross shaft
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
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