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MacDonald Raid into Easter Ross 1402

1402
Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Clan Ross defenders
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Donald Lord of the Isles with Hebridean host
Outcome
MacDonald forces plunder Dingwall area; no pitched battle
The Battle

History & Significance

Donald of Harlaw launched a substantial raid into Easter Ross asserting MacDonald claim to the earldom ahead of the Harlaw campaign of 1411

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near MacDonald Raid into Easter Ross 1402

King's Causeway,road 900m N of Grantfield
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
Marybank,church & site of chapel 230m SE of
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2 miles
Nigg Church, Pictish symbol-bearing cross-slab
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Lamington Park, long cairn 950m E of Lochan a'Chlaidheimh
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~2.7 miles
Scotsburn Wood, cairn 910m ENE of Scotsburn House
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 miles
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