MacDonald forces using Rannoch Moor as a staging ground raided into the Earldom of Atholl in 1390 as the Lordship of the Isles pushed its influence eastward into the central Highlands. The Rannoch-Atholl raid demonstrated the ability of the Lordship to project power across the Highland line and into the lowland periphery and alarmed the Scottish crown about the extent of MacDonald ambition.
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