⚔ Battlefields of Britain

Battle of Corpach 1470

Battle of Corpach
Image: Phillip Williams cropped by me, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).

Key facts

Date (year)1470Wikidata P585 point in time
Century15th centuryderived
PeriodWars of the Roses & late medievalderived
CountryScotlandderived

About the battle

The Battle of Corpach was a Scottish clan battle in which the Clan Cameron routed the Clan Maclean. It took place around 1470 at Corpach, just north of Fort William on the west coast of Scotland.

Visiting the battlefield

Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 56.8414, -5.1167

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Corpach (revision 1370437663), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations removed. No text added.

Battle location from Wikidata (CC0).

Further reading