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Early Medieval

Iona First Norse Sack

795
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Also known as: Norse Raid on Iona 795
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Iona monastery
Forces
Iona monks/garrison c.50–150
VS
Victor
Norse raiders
Forces
Norse raiders c.300–600
Outcome
Monastery plundered and burned; community survived
The Battle

History & Significance

The first recorded Norse attack on Iona inaugurated a century of devastating raids that would ultimately force the community to relocate relics to Kells.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Iona First Norse Sack

Iona Nunnery
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Iona, McLean's Cross
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
St Mary's Abbey, Iona, monastic settlement
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Iona,Cladh an Diseart,chapel
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.7 miles
Dun Cul Bhuirg, fort 770m NW of Culbuirg, Iona
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.1 miles
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