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Tudor

Battle of Carinish 1601

1601
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Battle of Carinish North Uist 1601
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacLeods
Forces
MacLeods c.300–500.
VS
Victor
MacDonalds (Donald Gorm Mor)
Forces
MacDonalds c.300–500
Outcome
MacLeods defeat at Carinish; North Uist confirmed as MacDonald territory
The Battle

History & Significance

The Battle of Carinish settled a violent MacLeod-MacDonald dispute over North Uist — the MacDonalds prevailed in a short brutal engagement that left most MacLeod combatants dead.

Casualties & Losses

MacLeod party largely killed

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Carinish 1601

Sornach Coir'Fhinn,stone circle 350m S of Ben Langass
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~0.3 miles
Barpa Langass, chambered cairn, North Uist
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~0.4 miles
Craonaval,chambered cairn 480m NE of
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~1.5 miles
Craonaval,two cairns 330m and 430m NW of
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Sornach a'Phobuill,stone circle
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~1.6 miles
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