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English Civil War

Mackenzie Seizure of Lewis 1610

1610
Scotland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Campaign
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacLeod
VS
Victor
Mackenzie
Outcome
Mackenzie brought the Isle of Lewis under his control; the Fife Adventurers' rights had been sold to him for 10,000 merks and a lease of the Letterewe woods, and his charter was confirmed by the Crown; Mackenzie dominance of the island was established, ending sustained MacLeod resistance (a key MacLeod resistance leader, Neil MacLeod, was captured and executed for piracy and rebellion in 1613).
The Battle

History & Significance

Mackenzie Seizure of Lewis 1610 was a Civil War campaign, fought in Scotland in 1610. The victor was Mackenzie. Mackenzie brought the Isle of Lewis under his control; the Fife Adventurers' rights had been sold to him for 10,000 merks and a lease of the Letterewe woods, and his charter was confirmed by the Crown; Mackenzie dominance of the island was established, ending sustained MacLeod resistance (a key MacLeod resistance leader, Neil MacLeod, was captured and executed for piracy and rebellion in 1613).

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Mackenzie Seizure of Lewis 1610 lies on New Red Sandstone Supergroup, bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone, breccia and conglomerate.

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Scheduled Monuments near Mackenzie Seizure of Lewis 1610

Cnoc na Croich, chambered cairn
Cnoc na Croich, chambered cairn
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~0.8 mi

Cnoc na Croich is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Ross-shire, Scotland. Like other monuments of this type, it was constructed during the Neolithic period as a communal burial structure, with a stone-built chamber covered by a substantial cairn of accumulated stones and earth. The site is s…

Arnish Point,gun emplacements
Arnish Point,gun emplacements
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 mi

Arnish Point gun emplacements is a coastal defence fortification located on the Cromarty Firth in Ross-shire, Scotland. The site occupies rocky terrain underlain by ancient Proterozoic gneiss, metamorphic bedrock formed during the Mesoproterozoic era over a billion years ago. This hard, fractured…

Loch an Duna,dun,North Lochs
Loch an Duna,dun,North Lochs
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~4.8 mi

Loch an Duna is an Iron Age dun located in North Lochs, Ross-shire. The structure occupies ground underlain by fault zone rocks of mylonitic and brecciated character, evidence of ancient geological disturbance that would have shaped the landscape visible to its Iron Age inhabitants. The site is p…

Dun Mor,dun,Garrabost
Dun Mor,dun,Garrabost
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~5.4 mi

Dun Mor is a Iron Age dun located at Garrabost in Ross-shire, Scotland. This small fortified settlement represents the domestic architecture of the northern Scottish Highlands during the pre-Roman Iron Age, a period when such defensive structures served as the residences of local elites and their…

Chicken Head,chapel 600m E of
Chicken Head,chapel 600m E of
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~5.4 mi

Chicken Head is a medieval chapel located in Ross-shire, Scotland, standing on bedrock of Proterozoic gneiss formed during the Mesoproterozoic era. The ancient metamorphic foundations upon which the chapel was built are amongst the oldest rocks in Britain, providing a geological anchor stretching…

Clach Stein,fallen standing stone,Lower Bayble
Clach Stein,fallen standing stone,Lower Bayble
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~5.5 mi

Clach Stein is a fallen standing stone located in Lower Bayble, Ross-shire, Scotland. Dating to the Bronze Age, it represents a significant example of the monumental stone-setting tradition that flourished across Scotland during this period. The stone now lies horizontal on ground underlain by an…

Loch Arnish,dun
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.7 miles
Rubha Shilldinish,promontory fort and homestead
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.2 miles
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