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Tudor

Government Expedition to Islay 1494

1494
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
island chieftains
VS
Victor
James IV of Scotland
Forces
Royal fleet with Campbell support
Outcome
Crown pacification; Islay lords submit to James IV
The Battle

History & Significance

Crown forces visited Islay following Kintyre to enforce the 1493 forfeiture; Finlaggan submitted and royal commissioners collected rents and oaths of loyalty from island chiefs

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Government Expedition to Islay 1494

Ballitarsin,chapel 550m SW of
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.2 miles
Neriby Farm,barrow 400m NW of
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Dun Nosebridge,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.2 miles
Bridgend,fort and cist,100m SE of Bridgend Hotel,Islay
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.3 miles
Newton House,barrows and enclosures NW of,Islay
Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~1.3 miles
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