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Medieval

Battle of Blàr Buidhe

1452
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Battle of the Yellow Field
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacLeods of Dunvegan
Forces
MacLeods of Dunvegan: c. 300–500. Pitched battle over Skye grazing.
VS
Victor
MacDonalds of Sleat
Forces
MacDonalds of Sleat: c. 300–500
Outcome
MacDonald victory; MacLeod raiding party destroyed
The Battle

History & Significance

One of many conflicts between the MacDonalds of Sleat and the MacLeods of Dunvegan over grazing rights in Skye. The MacDonalds caught a MacLeod force in open ground and destroyed it. The location "Blàr Buidhe" (yellow field) appears in clan tradition as a site of MacLeod defeat.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Blàr Buidhe

Eilean Donnan, remains associated with Castle Donnan
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.9 miles
Caisteal Grugaig, broch 900m WSW of Totaig
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.7 miles
Strome Castle
Scheduled monument · ~4.6 miles
Sean-Chreag,fort 300m NNW of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~4.9 miles
Loch Achaidh na h-Inich, crannog at N end of
Scheduled monument · Iron Age–Medieval · ~5.2 miles
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