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Jacobite Risings

Keppoch Murder 1663

1663
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Murder of MacDonald of Keppoch 1663 · Keppoch Murders
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacDonald of Keppoch
Forces
MacDonald of Keppoch: c.20–30
VS
Victor
Rival MacDonalds
Forces
Rival MacDonalds: c.50–150
Outcome
Keppoch chief and his brother murdered by a rival faction
The Battle

History & Significance

The murder of the MacDonald of Keppoch and his brother by kinsmen in 1663 triggered the Bardic Lament by Iain Lom and a subsequent revenge killing that together represent the crisis of Highland clan culture in the later seventeenth century.

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