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Early Medieval

Norse Settlement Clash at Colonsay c.850

850
Argyll, Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Argyll, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Gaelic inhabitants
Forces
c. 200–600 Gaelic inhabitants.
VS
Victor
Norse settlers
Forces
c. 300–800 Norse settlers
Outcome
Norse established permanent settlement displacing Gaelic population
The Battle

History & Significance

Colonsay became one of earliest Norse-held Hebridean islands; grave finds confirm Norse occupation

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Norse Settlement Clash at Colonsay c.850

Buaile Riabhach,cairn and standing stones,Scalasaig,Colonsay
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~0.4 miles
Dun Eibhinn,fort,Colonsay
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.8 miles
Riasg Buidhe,deserted settlement,chapel and burial ground
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.9 miles
Bonveh,dun 510m NW of Riasg Buidhe,Colonsay
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.9 miles
Cill Mhoire,chapel and burial ground,Upper Kilchattan,Colonsay
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.2 miles
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