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English Civil War

Battle of Largybaan 1647

1647
Argyll, Scotland
Also known as: MacDonald-Campbell fight at Largybaan Kintyre
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Argyll, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacDonalds (Alasdair MacColla)
VS
Victor
Campbells
Outcome
Campbell recovery in Kintyre following the MacDonald withdrawal.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss took place between Covenanters led by General David Leslie and Royalist forces led by Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich (Sir Alexander MacDonald) at Rhunahaorine Point, Kintyre, Scotland on 24 May 1647. The Covenanters defeated the Royalists.

Largie Castle at Rhunahaorine, home of the MacDonalds of Largie, was razed by the forces of General David Leslie.

McAlister, Lynn (2015). "Later 17th Century". Macalister History Timeline. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Battle of Largybaan 1647 lies on Proterozoic III mica, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is major:{mica schist}, Minor{quartzite,marble}; undifferentiated metamorphic.

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Largybaan 1647

Carn Ban,cairn Gigha
Carn Ban,cairn Gigha
Scheduled monument · ~1 mi

Carn Ban is a chambered cairn located on the island of Gigha in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument sits on bedrock of the Argyll Group, a complex of Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite. This ancient geological foundation, formed over 600 million years ago,…

Carn na Faire,cairn,Gigha
Carn na Faire,cairn,Gigha
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 mi

Carn na Faire is a cairn located on the Isle of Gigha in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument sits upon bedrock composed of a Neoproterozoic mafic igneous intrusion, dark volcanic material formed over 600 million years ago during the late Precambrian era. This ancient geological foundation has wea…

Carragh an Tarbert,standing stone 550m NNE of Tarbert,Gigha
Carragh an Tarbert,standing stone 550m NNE of Tarbert,Gigha
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.9 mi

Carragh an Tarbert is a Bronze Age standing stone located 550 metres north-north-east of Tarbert on the Isle of Gigha, Argyllshire. The monument stands on bedrock formed from a Neoproterozoic mafic igneous intrusion, part of the ancient geological foundation underlying this region of the Inner He…

Ballochroy,three standing stones & cist 400m NE of
Ballochroy,three standing stones & cist 400m NE of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~3 mi

Ballochroy is a Bronze Age standing stone monument comprising three upright stones and an associated stone cist, located in Argyllshire, Scotland. The three stones are aligned in a broadly linear arrangement, a characteristic configuration of this monument type, whilst the cist—a stone-built buri…

Dunan Buidhe,dun,Gigha
Dunan Buidhe,dun,Gigha
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3 mi

Dunan Buidhe is a dun situated on the island of Gigha in Argyllshire, Scotland. This Iron Age fortified settlement occupies bedrock composed of Argyll Group psammite, semipelite and pelite, rocks formed during the Neoproterozoic era that underlie much of the region. The dun represents a form of d…

Dun an Trinnse, dun 325m NW of Ardailly, Gigha
Dun an Trinnse, dun 325m NW of Ardailly, Gigha
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3 mi

Dun an Trinnse is an Iron Age dun located 325 metres north-west of Ardailly on the island of Gigha in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock of Neoproterozoic age, comprising mica schist with minor quartzite and marble, typical of the metamorphic basement underlying the Inner Hebri…

Ridh a'Chaibeil,burial ground & cross SE of Tarbert
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Cairnvickuie,cross incised stone NW of
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
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