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Tudor

MacLeod Burning of Trumpan 1578

1578
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Trumpan Church massacre 1578
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacLeod of Dunvegan
Forces
c.150–250 MacLeod; burning and reprisal.
VS
Victor
MacDonald of Uist
Forces
c.150–250 MacDonald
Outcome
MacDonalds burned Trumpan church killing worshippers; MacLeods caught MacDonald galley at ebb tide and massacred all
The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of the Spoiling of the Dyke followed burning; one of most dramatic clan reprisals in Skye

Casualties & Losses

Entire MacDonald raiding party killed; congregation burned in church

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near MacLeod Burning of Trumpan 1578

Dun Gearymore, broch, buildings and rig & furrow, Skye
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.1 miles
Unish House,house,outbuildings and steading
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Dun Borrafiach, broch, Waternish
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.5 miles
Trumpan Church, burial ground and 'Priest's Stone', Hallin
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 miles
Dun Hallin,broch,Hallin
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~5.4 miles
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