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Maxwell vs Johnstone feud — Lochmaben skirmish 1484

1484
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Johnstone men
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Maxwell riding party
Outcome
Maxwell success; Johnstone men killed or captured
The Battle

History & Significance

An early Maxwell-Johnstone confrontation near Lochmaben Castle established the pattern of the feud that would culminate at Dryfe Sands a century later; Maxwell riders ambushed a Johnstone party returning from Lochmaben market

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Maxwell vs Johnstone feud — Lochmaben skirmish 1484

Castle Hill, motte-and-bailey castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.5 miles
Woody Castle, fort, Lochbank, Lochmaben
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.7 miles
Lochmaben Peel and Castle
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Applegarth House, motte 65m S of
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2 miles
Greenhillhead,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.1 miles
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