BattlefieldsClan Mackay vs Sutherland at Strathnaver Boundary 1360
Medieval

Clan Mackay vs Sutherland at Strathnaver Boundary 1360

1360
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Sutherland cattle-driving party and military escort
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Mackay Strathnaver warband
Outcome
Sutherland advance into Strathnaver grazing land repelled by Mackay; pastoral boundary between clans maintained; customary rights in Strathnaver confirmed by force of arms.
The Battle

History & Significance

The continuing Mackay-Sutherland boundary conflict erupted again in 1360 when Sutherland attempted to extend cattle-grazing rights northward into the Strathnaver glens claimed by Mackay. The resulting clash was one of many that defined the contested pastoral economy of northern Sutherland and reinforced the military boundary between the two clans.

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