Clan Mackay under Angus Dubh Mackay used the disruption of the aftermath of the Black Death and the weakening of earldom authority to consolidate their hold on Strathnaver. Mackay power in Strathnaver was built on control of the fertile strath and its cattle herds, which provided the economic basis for a semi-independent northern clan who could resist both Sutherland and the crown.
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