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Medieval

Battle of Clachnaharry

1454
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Munros / MacDonalds
Forces
Munros/MacDonalds combined: c.800–1,500. Highland clan pitched battle.
VS
Victor
MacKintoshes
Forces
MacKintoshes: c.800–1,500
Outcome
MacKintosh victory
The Battle

History & Significance

A clan battle near Inverness between the MacKintoshes and a combined force of Munros and MacDonalds. The MacKintoshes won and the battle settled a long-running dispute over cattle lifting and territorial rights in the Inverness area.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Clachnaharry

Caledonian Canal,Clachnaharry Sea Lock to Muirtown Quay
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Craig Phadrig,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.9 miles
Coul Point, crannog 750m S of (formerly Carn Dubh)
Scheduled monument · Iron Age–Medieval · ~1.5 miles
Inverness, site of Dominican friary and effigy of a knight, Friars' Street
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Remains of Cromwell's Fort, bastion west of Lotland Place, Inverness
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
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