Lordship of Lorn
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The Lordship of Lorn was a medieval Scottish territorial lordship in Argyll, historically associated with powerful West Highland clans and control of key sea routes along the western coast.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lordship of Lorne | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval Scottish lordship
ⓘ
territorial lordship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clan Campbell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clan MacDougall NERFINISHED ⓘ Clan Stewart of Appin NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaelic-Norse maritime culture ⓘ West Highland galleys ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Firth of Lorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loch Linnhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Inner Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls |
sea routes along the Firth of Lorn
ⓘ
sea routes along the Sound of Mull ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Gàidhealtachd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase |
cattle reiving and droving
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ |
| feudalSystem | Scottish feudalism ⓘ |
| governanceForm | hereditary lordship ⓘ |
| governedBy |
MacDougall lords of Lorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stewart lords of Lorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCenter | Lorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeySettlement |
Dunstaffnage Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oban area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Lord of Lorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalProvince | Argyll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | dissolved as independent lordship ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Scots ⓘ |
| languageOfPopulation | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| laterHeldBy | Campbells of Argyll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | customary Gaelic law (Brehon influences) and Scots law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Argyll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| militaryForces | gallowglass and Highland warriors ⓘ |
| notableFortification |
Dunollie Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dunstaffnage Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlordship | Scottish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lordship of the Isles sphere of influence ⓘ |
| politicalRole | regional power base in western Scotland ⓘ |
| regionNameOrigin | derived from Lorn, a district of Argyll ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal lordship ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Hebrides
ⓘ
control of western seaways ⓘ |
| successor | Campbell-dominated Argyll lordship ⓘ |
| transportMode | longships and birlinns ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lordship of Lorne