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Battle of Black Mount

Battle of Black Mount was a battle fought in 1497 at Black Mount, in what is now United Kingdom. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Black Mount. It was part of Scottish clan. The recorded result: Clan MacDonald of Keppoch victory.

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Fought1497
WhereBlack Mount, United Kingdom56.545N, 4.795W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeClan MacDonald of Keppoch victory
BelligerentsClan Stewart of Appin; Clan MacLarenagainstClan MacDonald of Keppoch
Part ofScottish clan

Where it sits in Scottish clan

Battle of Dingwall, 1411Battle of Black Mount, 1497Battle of Melrose, 1526Siege of Inverness, 1562Battle of Logiebride, 159714111597Battle of Black Mount, 1497
5 placed engagements of Scottish clan in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1497 (year precision)
PlaceBlack Mount, United Kingdom
56.545N, 4.795W
KindBattle, medieval
Casualties and lossesDugald Stewart of Appin killed, and "many slain"MacDonald of Keppoch killed, and "many slain"
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Placed at Black Mount; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1497

Battle of Black Mount is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q39090934, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Black Mount, revision 1370434538, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.