When did Oban, Mckelvie Hospital, Glenshellach take place?

Oban, Mckelvie Hospital, Glenshellach took place in an uncertain year, Scotland.

Who won Oban, Mckelvie Hospital, Glenshellach?

The victor at Oban, Mckelvie Hospital, Glenshellach is disputed or unrecorded in the surviving sources.

Battlefields›Oban, Mckelvie Hospital, Glenshellach

Unknown Era

Oban, Mckelvie Hospital, Glenshellach

Scotland

Era

Unknown Era

Battle Type

Pitched Battle

Location

Scotland

Status

Unregistered

The Battle

History & Significance

Oban, Mckelvie Hospital, Glenshellach 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 Oban, Mckelvie Hospital, Glenshellach lies on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Oban, Mckelvie Hospital, Glenshellach

Kerrera,Cladh a Bhearnaig,cashel

Scheduled monument · ~1.7 mi

Cladh a Bhearnaig is a cashel situated on the island of Kerrera in Argyllshire, Scotland. A cashel is a circular or oval stone-walled enclosure, typically dating from the early medieval period, which served as a defended farmstead or settlement. This monument stands on bedrock of Early Devonian a…

Minefield control tower, 50m ESE of Gallanachmore Cottage

Scheduled monument · ~1.7 mi

Minefield control tower 50m ESE of Gallanachmore Cottage is a Second World War defensive structure located in Argyllshire, Scotland. The tower was built to monitor and control minefield operations during the wartime fortification of the Scottish coast against invasion. Constructed on Early Devoni…

Kilmore, cairns and enclosure 345m NNE of Cleigh House

Scheduled monument · Post-Medieval · ~2.5 mi

Kilmore is a cairns and enclosure situated 345 metres north-north-east of Cleigh House in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument lies upon bedrock of Silurian to Devonian age, comprising unnamed extrusive rocks of mafic composition—ancient lava flows and volcanic tuff deposited during the Devonian p…

Dunach,dun 600m ENE of

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.6 mi

Dunach is an Iron Age dun situated in Argyllshire, Scotland, approximately 600 metres east-north-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument occupies a defensible position on bedrock formed from Silurian to Devonian mafic lava and tuff, geological formations that provided bo…

Cladh Uaine, chapel and burial ground 560m SE of Pennyfuir Cottage

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~3 mi

Cladh Uaine is a medieval chapel and burial ground situated 560 metres south-east of Pennyfuir Cottage in Argyllshire. The site occupies ground underlain by Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks, specifically mafic lavas and tuffs formed during the Devonian period, which give the surrounding lands…

Kilmore Church

Scheduled monument · ~3.2 mi

Kilmore Church is a medieval ecclesiastical structure located in Argyllshire, Scotland, with origins likely dating to the medieval period. The church represents a significant example of early Christian settlement and religious practice in the region, though detailed documentary evidence of its pr…

Raschoille, cave 40m ENE of, Oban

Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles

An Dunan, dun 50m SE of 10 Campbell Crescent, Oban

Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.7 miles

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Oban, Mckelvie Hospital, Glenshellach · Canmore

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