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Tudor

Battle of Alltan Beithe 1586

1586
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Alltan Beithe 1586 · Cameron vs Mackintosh
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Clan Mackintosh
Forces
c.100–200 Clan Mackintosh; skirmish.
VS
Victor
Clan Cameron
Forces
c.100–200 Clan Cameron
Outcome
Cameron repels Mackintosh pressure on Lochaber
The Battle

History & Significance

The Cameron victory at Alltan Beithe continued the long rivalry between Clan Cameron and Clan Mackintosh over the fertile lowlands of Lochaber, a conflict that punctuated the entire sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Alltan Beithe 1586

Cross Incised Stone, Meall Doire
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Incised stone, 190m NW of Cranachan Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Old House of Keppoch,motte 250m SE of Keppoch
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.8 miles
Leanachan, motte 250m SW of
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~5.3 miles
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