BattlefieldsBattle of the Spoiling of Ochiltree
Tudor

Battle of the Spoiling of Ochiltree

1601
Ayrshire, Scotland
Also known as: Ochiltree Skirmish 1601
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Ayrshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Kennedy raiders
VS
Victor
Stewart of Ochiltree
Outcome
Kennedy raiding force repulsed from Ochiltree
The Battle

History & Significance

The Kennedy clan of Carrick dominated south-west Scotland through much of the sixteenth century, raiding freely into adjacent territories. Feuds between the Kennedys and their neighbours — Stewarts, Campbells, and Cunninghams — were endemic. This skirmish represents the tail end of unregulated clan warfare in lowland Scotland before James VI's pacification.

Forces Involved

The size of the opposing forces is not recorded in the surviving sources.

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