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Tudor

Battle of Clann Ghille Eathain 1586

1586
Argyll, Scotland
Also known as: MacLean-MacDonald feud battle 1586
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Argyll, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacDonalds
Forces
c.300–500 MacDonalds; pitched battle.
VS
Victor
MacLeans
Forces
c.300–500 MacLeans
Outcome
MacLean victory; Mull and Morvern confirmed as MacLean territory
The Battle

History & Significance

A feud battle between MacLeans and MacDonalds over the fertile Rinns of Islay and revenues from MacDonald lands pledged to MacLean — part of the endemic Isles warfare of the late sixteenth century.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Clann Ghille Eathain 1586

Rhoail, depopulated settlement
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Gruline House, platforms 1000m ENE of
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Pennygown, chapel, cross-shaft and graveyard
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.8 miles
Gruline Pier, crannog 300m SE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age–Medieval · ~3.1 miles
Gruline House, crannog 170m SSW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age–Medieval · ~3.4 miles
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