BattlefieldsSkirmish at Glen Muick
Tudor

Skirmish at Glen Muick

1589
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Also known as: MacKintosh-Gordon skirmish Deeside
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacKintoshes
Forces
MacKintoshes c.80–120.
VS
Victor
Gordons
Forces
Gordons c.100–150
Outcome
Gordon force expelled MacKintosh cattle raiders from Deeside
The Battle

History & Significance

Conflict over grazing rights and cattle was endemic in the Grampian Highlands. The MacKintoshes and Gordons disputed territory along the Deeside-Speyside divide. This skirmish represents one episode in a pattern of low-level conflict that punctuated relations between the eastern Highland clans throughout the Tudor period.

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