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Battle of Glendale 1513

Battle of Glendale: Head of Loch Pooltiel
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Approximate location: the point for Glendale, the place Wikidata gives as the battle’s location.

Key facts

Year1513Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraEarly modern (1500–1799)derived from year
LocationScotlandNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
Coordinates57.4476, -6.7108Wikidata P276 location: Glendale (approximate)

About the battle

The Battle of Glendale was fought on the Inner Hebridean Isle of Skye when the MacDonalds of Sleat and the MacDonalds of Clanranald clashed with the MacLeods of Harris and Dunvegan and the MacLeods of Lewis. According to MacLeod tradition preserved in the early 19th century, the battle was fought in about the year 1490, though more recent scholarship suggests that the battle more likely took place sometime after 1513. MacLeod tradition records that the battle was the 'most tremendous battle' that the clan ever fought—although the clan was victorious, it never fully recovered from its severe losses. MacLeod tradition also relates how the MacDonalds originally had the upper hand during the conflict, but when Clan MacLeod's sacred Fairy Flag was unfurled the MacLeods gained heart and won the battle.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Glendale (Skye) (revision 1372610225), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

57.4476, -6.7108 · Scotland

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See also this battle on Battlefields of Britain.

Quick answers

When was the Battle of Glendale?
In 1513.
Where was the Battle of Glendale fought?
In what is now Scotland (Europe), at about 57.45, -6.71.

From Wikidata (CC0) and Natural Earth; see the sources column in Key facts.

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