BattlefieldsBattle of Kinloch Lochy 1544
Tudor

Battle of Kinloch Lochy 1544

1544
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Kinloch Lochy 1544
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Clan Grant
Forces
Clan Grant c.400–600. Highland clan engagement.
VS
Victor
Clan Cameron
Forces
Clan Cameron c.400–600
Outcome
Cameron victory in Great Glen skirmish
The Battle

History & Significance

The Cameron defeat of a Grant force at Kinloch Lochy in 1544 was one of many engagements that kept the Great Glen corridor unstable during the mid-sixteenth century period of clan conflict following the fall of the Lordship of the Isles.

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