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Clan MacDowall Raid on Kintyre 1380

1380
Argyll, Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Argyll, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacDowall
Forces
c. 100-200 MacDowall clansmen
VS
Victor
MacDonald
Forces
c. 150-300 MacDonald
Outcome
MacDowall raiding party repulsed from Kintyre peninsula by MacDonald
The Battle

History & Significance

MacDowall clan increasingly marginalized by MacDonald expansion in southwest Argyll

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Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Clan MacDowall Raid on Kintyre 1380

Airds Castle, 235m SE of Barncluith, Carradale
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Portrigh Strip,earthwork
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Carradale,fort,Kilbrannan Sound
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2 miles
Carragh an Talaidh,chambered cairn,Brackley
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~2.6 miles
Grogport Old Manse,dun 180m ENE of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.7 miles
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