Battle of Summerdale

Battle of Summerdale
Part of Rebellion of the Orkney Sinclairs

Flags of Caithness and Orkney
DateMay 19, 1529 (1529-05-19)
Location
boundary of the parishes of Orphir and Stenness in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.
58°58′37.6″N 03°08′25.8″W / 58.977111°N 3.140500°W / 58.977111; -3.140500 (battle site)
Result Victory for Orkney Sinclairs
Belligerents
Clan Sinclair of Caithness (supporters of James V of Scotland) Sinclairs of Orkney
Orcadians
Commanders and leaders
John Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Caithness  †[1]
William Sinclair, 5th Lord Sinclair[2]		 James Sinclair, Governor of Orkney[1]
Casualties and losses
500 men killed including the Earl of Caithness[1]
William Sinclair, 5th Lord Sinclair and others taken prisoner[2]		 One killed

The Battle of Summerdale (also called the Battle of Bigswell[3]) was fought on 19 May 1529,[a] and was the last battle to take place on Orkney soil.[6] The battle took place on the boundary of the parishes of Orphir and Stenness in Mainland, Orkney (several miles west of Kirkwall).[6][7] The battle was fought between the Sinclairs of Orkney and Shetland and the Sinclairs of Caithness, who had the support of James V, King of Scotland.[8]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Saint-Clair2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Saint-Clair.302 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Barry, George (1805). The History of the Orkney Islands. Edinburgh and London: Archibald Constable and Longman Hurst. p. 25. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Jo Ben's 1529 "Descriptions of Orkney"". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  5. ^ Saint-Claire, Roland William (1898). The Saint-Clairs of the Isles. Shortland Street, Auckland, New Zealand: H. Brett. pp. 488-490. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b Sigurd, Towrie. "The Battle of Summerdale". Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  7. ^ Pederson, Roy (1992). Orkneyjar ok Katanes.
  8. ^ Sinclair, Niven. "The Battle of Summerdale". Retrieved 2 May 2013.


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