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Tudor

Donald Dubh Rebellion 1545

1545
Argyll, Scotland
Also known as: MacDonald Restoration Attempt 1545 · Donald Dubh Second Rising
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Argyll, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Donald Dubh's forces
Forces
Scottish crown forces.
VS
Victor
No decisive outcome; Donald Dubh dies in Ireland
Forces
Donald Dubh's forces c.500–2,000
Outcome
Rebellion collapses on death of Donald Dubh
The Battle

History & Significance

Donald Dubh second and final rising in 1545, supported by English gold in the context of the Rough Wooing, was the last serious attempt to restore the Lordship of the Isles as a political entity independent from the Scottish Crown.

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Scheduled Monuments near Donald Dubh Rebellion 1545

Airigh Shamhraidh,house,enclosures and field system
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.1 miles
Glensanda Castle
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
Lime kilns, quarry and quay, Port Ramsay, Lismore
Scheduled monument · ~3.8 miles
Park, dun 350m N of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.8 miles
Castle Shuna
Scheduled monument · ~4.2 miles
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