BattlefieldsMacDougall vs MacSween Naval Battle off Jura 1250
Medieval

MacDougall vs MacSween Naval Battle off Jura 1250

1250
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
MacSween Knapdale galley force
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
MacDougall Lorn galley fleet
Outcome
MacDougall fleet defeated MacSween galley force off Jura; MacSween naval power reduced; MacDougall dominance of the Lorn sea-lanes confirmed.
The Battle

History & Significance

The MacDougall lords of Lorn clashed with the MacSween lords of Knapdale in a naval engagement off Jura as part of the broader contest for supremacy in the inner Hebrides before Largs. The MacDougall fleet under the Lorn lords was one of the most powerful in the western isles and their defeat of MacSween naval power helped establish MacDougall supremacy in the pre-Largs period.

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