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English Civil War

Siege of Duart Castle 1647

1647
Argyll, Scotland
Also known as: Campbell Takes Duart 1647
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Argyll, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Clan MacLean
Forces
MacLean garrison c.200–400
VS
Victor
Covenanters (Argyll)
Forces
Covenanters c.1,500–2,000
Outcome
MacLean chief castle taken; MacLean power in Mull broken
The Battle

History & Significance

The Covenanting capture of Duart Castle on Mull completed the destruction of MacLean military power during the Civil War period and left the clan deeply indebted to the Campbells for generations.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Duart Castle 1647

Dun Chruban,dun
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3 miles
Port Donain,cairns and standing stone,380m WSW of Uamh na Nighinn
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~3.4 miles
An Dun,dun,Sloc a'Bhrighide
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.6 miles
Eilean Amalaig,fortified islet,Mull
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.7 miles
Killean,deserted township 700m WNW of Carn Ban,Mull
Scheduled monument · ~3.9 miles
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