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Tudor

Johnstone-Maxwell — Lochmaben March clash 1528

1528
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Maxwell adherents at Lochmaben market
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Johnstone clan
Outcome
Inconclusive; both sides suffer dead
The Battle

History & Significance

A Lochmaben market day degenerated into fighting between Johnstone and Maxwell men; several deaths inflamed the feud and led to a royal attempt at arbitration that was ignored by both parties

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Johnstone-Maxwell — Lochmaben March clash 1528

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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