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Siege of Inverness

1429
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Outcome
The outcome of this engagement is not recorded in surviving historical sources.
The Battle

History & Significance

The siege of Inverness of 1429 was a conflict between Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross (also 3rd Lord of the Isles and chief of Clan Donald) and the Scottish crown. Alexander of Islay besieged the royal Inverness Castle and burnt the town of Inverness to ashes.

Suspected site. The exact location is uncertain.
Casualties & Losses

not recorded

Forces Involved

not recorded

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Inverness

Inverness, site of Dominican friary and effigy of a knight, Friars' Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Remains of Cromwell's Fort, bastion west of Lotland Place, Inverness
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Caledonian Canal,Clachnaharry Sea Lock to Muirtown Quay
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Lower Slackbuie, unenclosed settlement 90m E of 1 West Heather Road
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Craig Phadrig,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.7 miles
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