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Early Medieval

Battle of Loch Lochy (Pictish)

741
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Battle near Loch Lochy 740s
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Dál Riata
Forces
Dál Riata: c. 2,500–4,000 per side; final Pictish conquest campaign.
VS
Victor
Picts (Oengus I)
Forces
Oengus I
Outcome
Pictish victory; Dál Riata devastated
The Battle

History & Significance

Oengus I's final great campaign against Dál Riata. The Annals of Ulster record the "smiting of Dál Riata" in 741 — a catastrophic defeat from which Dál Riata took decades to recover. Oengus then turned south and briefly dominated Strathclyde and even allied with Northumbria.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Loch Lochy (Pictish)

Caledonian Canal,Laggan Locks
Scheduled monument · ~2.9 miles
Caledonian Canal,Laggan Locks to Loch Oich
Scheduled monument · ~4.1 miles
Incised stone, 190m NW of Cranachan Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~5.4 miles
Invergarry Castle
Scheduled monument · ~6.2 miles
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