Boyd's Hill and Craignaught Hill in Ayrshire where the battle took place
Date
9 July 1439[2]
Location
Craignaught Hill (also known as Boyd’s Hill), Dunlop, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Result
Victory for the Stewarts of Darnley[2][1]
Belligerents
Stewarts of Darnley[1]
Clan Boyd[1]
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Stewart[1]
Sir Thomas Boyd †[1]
Strength
210 men (or three detachments each of 70 men)[1]
100 men[1]
Casualties and losses
“many valiant men on every side”[2]
“many valiant men on every side”[2]
The Battle of Craignaught Hill also known as the Battle of Boyd's Hill or the Battle of Boyd's Slack, was a Scottish clan battle fought on 9 July 1439.[2] It was fought between the Clan Boyd of Kilmarnock against the Stewart family of Darnley.[1]
^ abcdefghRobertson, William (1889). Historical Tales and Legends of Ayrshire. London and Glasgow: Hamilton, Adams & Co, and Thomas. D. Morison. pp. 295–305.
^ abcdeBoyd, William. P (1912). History of the Boyd Family and Descendants. Conesus, New York: Boyd's Job Printing Establishment. pp. 48–49.
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