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Tudor

Battle of Loch Gruinart 1598

1598
Argyll, Scotland
Also known as: Traigh Ghruineart 1598 — MacLean vs MacDonald
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Argyll, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacLean of Duart
Forces
Sir Lachlan Mor MacLean
VS
Victor
MacDonald of Islay
Forces
Sir James MacDonald
Outcome
MacLeans decisively defeated; Sir Lachlan Mor MacLean killed
The Battle

History & Significance

Ended MacLean dominance on Islay; shifted power balance permanently toward MacDonald

Casualties & Losses

Several hundred MacLeans killed including their chief

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Loch Gruinart 1598

A'Chrannag,fortification,Islay
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1 miles
Cill Eileagain Chapel, 270m SSE of Craigens
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Cill Naoimh, chapel, cross and burial ground, Kilnave, Islay
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.7 miles
Crannog, Loch Laingeadail, Islay
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
An Sidhean,hut-circles,settlement and field system,Islay
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.6 miles
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