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Tudor

Johnstone seizure of Dumfries 1570

1570
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Maxwell adherents
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Johnstone clan fighters
Outcome
Johnstone holds Dumfries briefly; Maxwell retaliates
The Battle

History & Significance

Johnstone men seized Dumfries burgh during the civil war of Queen Mary, holding it against Maxwell partisans who supported the King's party; a significant act of factional violence in the south-west

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Johnstone seizure of Dumfries 1570

Curriestanes,cursus E of
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Lincluden College, motte and precinct
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1 miles
Castledykes Park, motte and bailey, medieval castle and associated earthworks
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.2 miles
Twelve Apostles,stone circle
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.3 miles
Holywood, cursus 1250m SSE of
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
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