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Tudor

Arran-Lennox feud skirmish at Dumbarton 1516

1516
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Lennox adherents
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Hamilton Arran men
Outcome
Hamilton hold Dumbarton; Lennox faction expelled
The Battle

History & Significance

Hamilton Arran and Lennox forces clashed at Dumbarton over control of the strategically vital castle; the Lennox faction attempted to seize the fortress but was driven back

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Arran-Lennox feud skirmish at Dumbarton 1516

St Serfs Church, Dumbarton
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Dumbarton Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Fornet Cottage, crannog 290m N of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age–Medieval · ~1.2 miles
Langbank, crannog 180m ENE of Clydeview
Scheduled monument · Iron Age–Medieval · ~1.2 miles
Finlaystone House, timber ponds 505m NE of
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
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