When did Battle of the Park take place?

Battle of the Park took place in 1485, England. Crown (Scottish) victory.

Who won Battle of the Park?

Crown (Scottish) was victorious. Crown (Scottish) victory.

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Medieval

Battle of the Park

1485

England

Era

Medieval

Battle Type

Pitched Battle

Location

England

Status

Unregistered

The Combatants

Who Fought

Victor

Crown (Scottish)

Outcome

Crown (Scottish) victory.

The Battle

History & Significance

The Battle of Blar na Pairce (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr na Pàirce "Battle of the Park") was a Scottish clan battle that took place just outside Strathpeffer some time between 1485 and 1491. It was fought between men of the Clan Donald or MacDonald and the Clan Mackenzie (led by Kenneth Mackenzie).

The chief of Clan Donald, Lord of the Isles, had resigned the title of Earl of Ross to the king in 1477. After this the province of Ross was constantly invaded by the MacDonald islanders. As a result, a battle was fought between the Clan Donald islanders, led by Gillespick MacDonald against the Clan MacKenzie. The MacDonald islanders were defeated with many men being drowned in the River Conon.

Dagg, C (2007). Blar na Pairce, Highland (Contin parish), desk-based assessment and metal detecting survey, Discovery Excav Scot. Vol. 8. Wiltshire, England: Cathedral Communications Limited. p. 109.

Mackenzie, Alexander (1894). History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name. Inverness: A. & W. Mackenzie. pp. 88-96. Retrieved 15 September 2019.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Battle of the Park lies on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of the Park

Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard

Scheduled monument · ~1.1 mi

St Mary's churchyard cross in Gloucestershire is a medieval stone cross that survives as an important example of parish ecclesiastical monuments from the medieval period. The cross stands within the churchyard of St Mary's Church and represents the type of preaching or gathering cross commonly fo…

Simon Burchell / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard

Scheduled monument · ~1.4 mi

St Mary's churchyard cross in Gloucestershire is a medieval monument of significant local importance. The cross stands within the churchyard of St Mary's Church and represents the type of parish cross commonly erected during the medieval period, serving both as a focal point for the churchyard an…

Philip Halling / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Leckhampton camp and tumulus

Scheduled monument · ~1.6 mi

Leckhampton camp and tumulus is a Neolithic burial mound situated on Leckhampton Hill in Gloucestershire. The site comprises a substantial earthwork comprising both a barrow and associated defensive works, representing overlapping phases of prehistoric use. The tumulus itself is characteristic of…

Philip Halling / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Churchyard cross in Holy Trinity churchyard

Scheduled monument · ~2.7 mi

The churchyard cross in Holy Trinity churchyard is a medieval stone monument of considerable age, likely dating to the late medieval period. The cross stands within the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church in Gloucestershire and represents the type of parish cross that was common in English ecclesia…

Philip Halling / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Camp at Upper Dowdeswell

Scheduled monument · ~4.2 mi

Camp at Upper Dowdeswell is a hillfort situated in Gloucestershire. The site occupies a prominent position on elevated ground and represents settlement activity from the Iron Age period. The earthwork comprises defensive banks and ditches characteristic of prehistoric fortified settlements of thi…

Sandy Gerrard / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard

Scheduled monument · ~4.5 mi

Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard is a medieval monument situated in Gloucestershire. The cross dates to the medieval period and stands within the churchyard of St Bartholomew's Church, serving as an example of the type of stone crosses that commonly marked sacred spaces and functio…

Moated site and fishponds at Church Farm

Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles

Battledown camp

Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles

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