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English Civil War

Battle of Rhunahaorine 1647

1647
Argyll, Scotland
Also known as: Rhunahaorine 1647 · Alasdair MacColla Last Stand in Kintyre
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Argyll, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Alasdair MacColla (MacDonalds-Irish)
Forces
MacColla's force c.1,000–1,500
VS
Victor
Covenanters (General David Leslie)
Forces
Covenanters c.2,000–3,000
Outcome
Alasdair MacColla retreats to Ireland; Highland-Irish forces dispersed
The Battle

History & Significance

The Covenanting victory at Rhunahaorine in Kintyre ended Alasdair MacColla campaign on mainland Scotland and forced him to return to Ireland, where he would later be killed, completing the destruction of the Highland-Irish military alliance.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Rhunahaorine 1647

Killocraw, cairn 450m ESE of
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Dun Fhinn,dun 300m W of Killocraw
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1 miles
Killocraw, cairn 640m E of
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Killocraw,cup marked stone 800m E of
Scheduled monument · ~1.1 miles
Port a' Chaisteil, dun 505m SSW of Tangy Lodge
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.2 miles
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