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Early Medieval

Oengus I Siege of Dumbarton — Strathclyde Subjugation 756

756
Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Strathclyde defenders
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Pictish army under Oengus I and Northumbrian host under Eadbert
Outcome
Dumbarton forced to submit but Pict-Northumbrian alliance then devastated at Newburgh on Tyne
The Battle

History & Significance

Oengus I allied with Northumbrian King Eadbert besieged Dumbarton (Alt Clut), the capital of Strathclyde; though the siege succeeded in forcing terms, the Northumbrian army was annihilated on their return march at Newburgh

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Oengus I Siege of Dumbarton — Strathclyde Subjugation 756

St Serfs Church, Dumbarton
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Dumbarton Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Fornet Cottage, crannog 290m N of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age–Medieval · ~1.2 miles
Langbank, crannog 180m ENE of Clydeview
Scheduled monument · Iron Age–Medieval · ~1.2 miles
Finlaystone House, timber ponds 505m NE of
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
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