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Somerled raid on Glasgow diocese lands 1162

1162
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
church estate guards
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Somerled galloglass
Outcome
Somerled raids successfully; Scottish king begins mobilising
The Battle

History & Significance

After expelling Norse from Argyll, Somerled launched a plundering expedition against church lands in the Glasgow diocese; the raid prompted Malcolm IV to plan the campaign that resulted in Somerled advancing to Renfrew in 1164

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Scheduled Monuments near Somerled raid on Glasgow diocese lands 1162

Knock,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.1 miles
Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct, Cnocnicoll Wood
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 miles
Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct from W of Kerrycrusach to N of Kerrycroy
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 miles
Tollard House,rock carvings 60m SSE of
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 miles
Toward Castle
Scheduled monument · ~4 miles
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