The Battle of Ardnaree took place during the Tudor conquest of Ireland at Ardnaree on 23 September 1586. The result was a victory for the English over the MacPhillips' and Burkes. The conflict was a part of the political and military struggle, involving the English and occasionally the Scots, for control of northern Ireland. Ardnaree is the anglicised version of Árd na Ríogh, which can be translated as meaning 'Height of the Kings' or 'Hill of the Kings'.