When did Raid on Ross take place?

Raid on Ross took place in 1491, England.

Who won Raid on Ross?

The victor at Raid on Ross is disputed or unrecorded in the surviving sources.

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Tudor

Raid on Ross

1491

England

Era

Tudor

Battle Type

Raid

Location

England

Status

Unregistered

The Battle

History & Significance

The Raid on Ross was a conflict that took place in 1491 in the Scottish Highlands. It was fought between the Clan Mackenzie and several other clans, including the Clan MacDonald of Lochalsh, Clan MacDonald of Clanranald, the Clan Cameron, and the Chattan Confederation of Clan Mackintosh.

Ewen Cameron, chief of Clan Cameron was joined by Alexander MacDonald of Lochalsh, Clan Ranald of Garmoran and Lochaber and the Chattan Confederation.

The Chattan Confederation must have made peace with their enemies the Clan Cameron. Together the clans went on a raid into the county of Ross-shire. During the raid they clashed with the Clan Mackenzie of Kintail. They then advanced from Lochaber to Badenoch where they were even joined by the Clan Mackintosh.

They then proceeded to Inverness where they stormed Inverness Castle and Mackintosh placed a garrison in it. The Macdonald Lords of Lochalsh appear at this time to have had strong claims upon the clans to follow them in the field. The MacDonalds of Lochalsh were superiors under the chief of Clan Donald, Domhnall Dubh, who claimed the title of the Lord of the Isles, which had been forfeited to the crown by his grandfather.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Raid on Ross lies on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Raid on Ross

Little Moreton Hall moated site and outlying prospect mound

Scheduled monument · ~1 mi

Little Moreton Hall moated site and outlying prospect mound is a medieval fortified residence with associated earthworks located in Cheshire, England. The moated enclosure dates to the medieval period and represents a form of domestic defence and status display characteristic of the 14th and 15th…

Christine-Ann Martin / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard

Scheduled monument · ~1.6 mi

Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard is a medieval stone cross of probable fourteenth-century date located in the churchyard of St Mary's Church in Cheshire. The monument survives as a shaft mounted upon a stepped base, representing a common form of parish cross from the late medieval period. S…

Dave.Dunford / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Canopied tomb in St Mary's churchyard

Scheduled monument · ~1.6 mi

Canopied tomb in St Mary's churchyard is a post-medieval monument located in Cheshire, England. The tomb is distinguished by its canopied structure, a design feature that reflects the commemorative practices and architectural ambitions of its period. Though specific dating details are limited in…

Mike in Macc / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Ringwork castle in Bailey's Wood

Scheduled monument · ~2.6 mi

Ringwork castle in Bailey's Wood is a Norman fortification located in Staffordshire, consisting of an earthwork defence comprising a roughly circular or oval raised bank with an internal ditch. The site dates to the early Norman period, likely the 11th or 12th century, representing a common form…

Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Shepherd's Cross, 250m south east of Over Hall Farm

Scheduled monument · ~3.2 mi

Shepherd's Cross is a wayside cross located in Staffordshire, situated approximately 250 metres south east of Over Hall Farm. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents a category of roadside religious or commemorative markers that were common features of the English landscape from…

Milestone Society / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

The Bridestones Neolithic chambered long cairn.

Scheduled monument · ~4.2 mi

The Bridestones is a Neolithic chambered long cairn located in Cheshire, England, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument consists of a substantial earthen mound with an internal stone burial chamber, characteristic of the long barrow tradition that flourished in Britain during the fourth an…

Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Icehouse with associated iceyard at Great Moreton Hall, 70m east of the hall

Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles

Roman camp at Bent Farm

Scheduled monument · ~2 miles

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