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Seizing of Dunaverty Castle by John Mor MacDonald 1399

1399
Argyll, Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Argyll, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Dunaverty Castle garrison
Forces
garrison c.50–100
VS
Victor
John Mor MacDonald
Forces
John Mor MacDonald c.300–500
Outcome
Dunaverty secured as southernmost MacDonald stronghold on Kintyre
The Battle

History & Significance

Dunaverty command of the Mull of Kintyre gave MacDonalds control of passage to Ireland

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Seizing of Dunaverty Castle by John Mor MacDonald 1399

Borgadel Water,dun 365m W of mouth of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.4 miles
Keil Cave, 95m ESE of Seapoint
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
St Columba's Church, rock-cut footprints & related remains, Southend
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Sron Uamha, hut circle 280m NE of Sron Uamha cave
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Sron Uamha, fort 170m NNW of Sron Uamha cave
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.2 miles
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