What happened at Clan Donald South, Islay Internal Succession Violence, 1598?

Clan Donald South, Islay Internal Succession Violence, 1598 was a tudor engagement in Scotland in 1598.

What was the significance of Clan Donald South, Islay Internal Succession Violence, 1598?

Clan Donald South, Islay Internal Succession Violence, 1598 was a notable engagement of the Tudor period in British history.

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Clan Donald South, Islay Internal Succession Violence, 1598

Q: Who won Clan Donald South, Islay Internal Succession Violence, 1598?

Sir James MacDonald, 9th of Dunnyveg was victorious. The defeated side was Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg. Sir James MacDonald imprisoned his father Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg, amid a bitter succession quarrel within Clan Donald South (Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg), a dispute that Clan Campbell exploited; the wider family rift culminated in Angus later signing over his estates and, by 1612-1620, the clan losing control of Islay and Kintyre to the Campbells

1598

Scotland

Era

Tudor

Battle Type

Campaign

Location

Scotland

Status

Unregistered

The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated

Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg

Victor

Sir James MacDonald, 9th of Dunnyveg

Outcome

Sir James MacDonald imprisoned his father Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg, amid a bitter succession quarrel within Clan Donald South (Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg), a dispute that Clan Campbell exploited; the wider family rift culminated in Angus later signing over his estates and, by 1612-1620, the clan losing control of Islay and Kintyre to the Campbells

The Battle

History & Significance

Clan Donald South, Islay Internal Succession Violence, 1598 was a campaign of the Tudor period, fought in Scotland in 1598. This engagement forms part of the broader pattern of conflict that shaped the political and military history of the UK during this era.

Suspected site. The exact location is uncertain.

Casualties & Losses

not recorded

Forces Involved

not recorded

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Scheduled Monuments near Clan Donald South, Islay Internal Succession Violence, 1598

Dun Nosebridge,fort

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.8 miles

Dun Guaidhre,fort

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.1 miles

Dun Bhoraraic,dun ENE of Lossit Farm

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.2 miles

Cill a'Mhanaich, church and burial ground 210m SSW of Kilmeny

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~3.4 miles

Neriby Farm,barrow 400m NW of

Scheduled monument · ~3.6 miles

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