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Tudor

MacGregor Suppression at Glen Strae 1565

1565
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacGregor clan
Forces
MacGregor clan
VS
Victor
Campbell of Argyll
Forces
Campbell of Argyll with Crown warrant
Outcome
MacGregor chiefs driven from Glen Strae; lands granted to Campbell cadets
The Battle

History & Significance

Campbell of Argyll with Crown commission swept into Glen Strae to dispossess the MacGregors of their ancestral lands; a key episode in the process that culminated in the proscription of the clan name

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near MacGregor Suppression at Glen Strae 1565

Auchtermally or Uachdar Mhaluidh,deserted township
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Barr a' Chaistealain, dun and township 180m SSE of Oak Bank
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.8 miles
Glenorchy Parish Church, churchyard and tombstones
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.9 miles
Dychlie,deserted crofts
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
Tom a'Chaisteal,dun,Teatle Water
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.5 miles
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