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Tudor

Fife Adventurers Second Expedition Lewis 1605

1605
Ross-shire, Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Ross-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Fife Adventurers
Forces
c.150–300 Fife Adventurers
VS
Victor
MacLeod of Lewis
Forces
c.200–400 MacLeods
Outcome
Second colonisation attempt also repulsed by MacLeod clan
The Battle

History & Significance

Repeated failure forced James VI to abandon Lewis colonisation; MacKenzie of Kintail eventually acquired Lewis

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Fife Adventurers Second Expedition Lewis 1605

Cnoc na Croich, chambered cairn
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~0.5 miles
Arnish Point,gun emplacements
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Loch Arnish,dun
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.6 miles
Rubha Shilldinish,promontory fort and homestead
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.4 miles
Druim Dubh,stone circle
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.9 miles
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