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Lewis, Ness, Moss of Dhibadail

Scotland
Era
Unknown Era
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Lewis, Ness, Moss of Dhibadail was a pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Scotland. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Lewis, Ness, Moss of Dhibadail lies on Lewisian Complex, bedrock that formed in the Proterozoic. The rock here is gneiss.

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Lewis, Ness, Moss of Dhibadail

Dun Mara,dun
Dun Mara,dun
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.7 mi

Dun Mara is a Iron Age dun situated in Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands. The monument consists of the remains of a stone-built defensive structure characteristic of the dun type, which served as a fortified residence for a social elite during the Iron Age. The site is constructed upon bedrock…

Teampull nan Cro'Naombh,chapel 410m WNW of Galson
Teampull nan Cro'Naombh,chapel 410m WNW of Galson
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.8 mi

Teampull nan Cro'Naombh is a medieval chapel located 410 metres west-north-west of Galson in Ross-shire, Scotland. The site stands on bedrock of the Lewisian Complex, a Proterozoic gneiss formation that underlies much of the Hebridean landscape. This ancient metamorphic bedrock, amongst the oldes…

Luchruban,prehistoric and monastic settlements
Luchruban,prehistoric and monastic settlements
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 mi

Luchruban is a prehistoric and monastic settlement site in Ross-shire that preserves evidence of occupation spanning thousands of years. The site lies upon bedrock of the Lewisian Complex, ancient metasedimentary rocks formed during the Proterozoic, which provided the raw materials for successive…

Clach Stein,standing stones,Knockaird
Clach Stein,standing stones,Knockaird
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~4.2 mi

Clach Stein is a Bronze Age standing stone located on Knockaird in Ross-shire, Scotland. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Lewisian Complex, ancient metasedimentary rock formed during the Proterozoic era, amongst the oldest geological material in Britain. This enduring foundation has suppor…

Dun Eistean,fort and dun
Dun Eistean,fort and dun
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~4.5 mi

Dun Eistean is a Iron Age fort and dun located in Ross-shire, Scotland. The monument comprises the remains of a prehistoric fortified structure characteristic of the dun type common throughout the Scottish Highlands during the Iron Age period. The site's elevated position and defensive architectu…

Dun Bhilascleiter,fort
Dun Bhilascleiter,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~5.9 mi

Dun Bhilascleiter is a Iron Age fort located in Ross-shire, Scotland. The fort sits upon bedrock of the Lewisian Complex, ancient metasedimentary rock that formed during the Proterozoic and represents some of the oldest geological material in Britain. This venerable foundation underlies the later…

Loch Baravat,dun,North Galson
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.3 miles
Loch Shiavat,dun
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.4 miles
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Battles near Lewis, Ness, Moss of Dhibadail

Mackenzie Seizure of Lewis 1610
1610
~17.9 miles away
Fife Adventurers Clash with MacLeod of Lewis 1599
1599
~18 miles away
Battle of Tornow
1758
~18.1 miles away
Battle of Knock
1597
~20.6 miles away
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