battle, medieval

Battle of Renfrew

Name: Battle of Renfrew
Location: Renfrew, United Kingdom

Battle of Renfrew was a battle fought in 1164 at Renfrew, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Scottish victory; Scotland asserts control over The Isles. Recorded strength: 160 ships (possibly 6,000–8,000 men) against Local levies?.

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Fought1164

WhereRenfrew, United Kingdom55.861N, 4.402W

OutcomeScottish victory; Scotland asserts control over The Isles

BelligerentsKingdom of the Isles; Kingdom of DublinagainstKingdom of Scotland

Record

Date	1164 (year precision)
Place	Renfrew, United Kingdom 55.861N, 4.402W
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	160 ships (possibly 6,000–8,000 men)	Local levies?
Commanders	Somerled	Herbert, Bishop of Glasgow Baldwin, Sheriff of Lanark/Clydesdale Walter fitz Alan, Steward of Scotland

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Clydebank Blitz 1941, 4.3 km N
Battle of Langside 1568, 9.0 km SE
Battle of Glasgow 1544, 10 km E
Battle of Glasgow 1560, 10 km E
Siege of Dumbarton AD 870, 13 km NW

Elsewhere in 1164

Battle of Harim Syria

Battle of Renfrew is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4087460, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Renfrew, revision 1379612073, 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.