BattlefieldsBattle of Allt Camgharaidh
Tudor

Battle of Allt Camgharaidh

1577
Sutherland, Scotland
Also known as: Sutherland-MacKay 1577
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Sutherland, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacKays
Forces
c.300–500 MacKays; pitched battle.
VS
Victor
Sutherland (Gordon)
Forces
c.300–500 Sutherland (Gordon)
Outcome
Sutherland victory; MacKay chief captured
The Battle

History & Significance

Another episode in the long Sutherland-MacKay conflict. The MacKays of Strathnaver maintained their independence from the Gordon Earls of Sutherland with great difficulty throughout the sixteenth century. Occasional defeats like this one, where their chief was captured, weakened them without breaking them entirely.

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