BattlefieldsFraser-Grant feud at Stratherrick 1544
Tudor

Fraser-Grant feud at Stratherrick 1544

1544
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Conflict at Stratherrick between Frasers and Grants
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Grants
VS
Victor
Frasers
Outcome
Fraser clan expelled Grant raiding party from Stratherrick
The Battle

History & Significance

The Frasers and Grants shared disputed marches in the country south of Loch Ness. Cattle raiding and land disputes brought them into periodic conflict throughout the sixteenth century. The Frasers, centred on Castle Dounie near Beauly, and the Grants of Strathspey contested control of the passes between their territories. This skirmish was one of many in a long sequence of low-level inter-clan violence.

Forces Involved

Fraser and Grant forces c.50–200 each; disputed march skirmish.

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