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English Civil War

Siege of Dunaverty 1647

1647
Argyll, Scotland
Also known as: Dunaverty Massacre 1647 · Dunaverty Castle 1647
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Argyll, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacDonald garrison
Forces
MacDonald garrison c.300–500
VS
Victor
Covenanters (General David Leslie and Argyll)
Forces
Covenanters c.2,000–3,000
Outcome
Entire garrison massacred after surrender
The Battle

History & Significance

The massacre of the MacDonald garrison at Dunaverty by Covenanting forces after they had surrendered was one of the worst atrocities of the Scottish Civil War and extinguished the last significant MacDonald resistance in Kintyre.

Casualties & Losses

c.300 MacDonald garrison killed

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Dunaverty 1647

Dunaverty Castle
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Brunerican,standing stone 225m SW of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.4 miles
Cnoc Eibhleach,dun 185m ENE of Pennysearach
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.8 miles
St Columba's Church, rock-cut footprints & related remains, Southend
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
St Ninian,cross slab,Sanda,Kintyre
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
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