BattlefieldsBattle of Glenmallan 1439
Medieval

Battle of Glenmallan 1439

1439
Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Also known as: MacFarlane-Colquhoun conflict 1439
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Colquhouns
Forces
Colquhouns c.300–600.
VS
Victor
MacFarlanes
Forces
MacFarlanes c.300–700
Outcome
MacFarlane raiding victory in Loch Lomond area
The Battle

History & Significance

The MacFarlanes of Arrochar and the Colquhouns of Luss were rival clans on opposite shores of Loch Lomond who clashed repeatedly throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Their conflicts were driven by territorial disputes, cattle raiding, and personal feuds. This engagement in 1439 was one of many such clashes along the western shore of Loch Lomond, a pattern of conflict that would culminate in the Colquhoun-MacGregor feud of the early seventeenth century.

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