Clan Mackay resisted attempts by the Earl of Ross to extend earldom authority northward into Sutherland and Mackay territory in the late thirteenth century. The Mackay resistance to Ross established the pattern of northern clan independence from the great earldom that would persist throughout the medieval period. Mackay chiefs maintained their autonomy by force of arms and by exploiting the remoteness of Strathnaver.
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