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Galloway Norse-linked resistance to Scotland 1185

1185
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Norse-linked Galloway kindreds
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Roland of Galloway loyalists
Outcome
Roland victorious; Norse-linked Galwegian resistance crushed
The Battle

History & Significance

Roland of Galloway crushed a revolt by Galloway kindreds who maintained older Norse-Gaelic links and opposed the centralising authority of the Scottish Crown; the battle at Loch Fergus decided the conflict

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Scheduled Monuments near Galloway Norse-linked resistance to Scotland 1185

Fort, Doon Hill, Twynholm
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Cumstoun Castle
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Park,stone circle
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.1 miles
Castlehill,fort,Compstonend
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.4 miles
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