BattlefieldsMacDonald Revenge Raid on Harris 1578
Tudor

MacDonald Revenge Raid on Harris 1578

1578
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: MacDonald Raid on Harris 1578
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacLeod
Forces
c.100–200 MacLeod; retaliation raid.
VS
Victor
Clan MacDonald (briefly)
Forces
c.100–200 MacDonald raiders
Outcome
MacDonalds raid Harris in retaliation for Eigg massacre
The Battle

History & Significance

The MacDonald revenge raid on MacLeod lands in Harris in 1578 continued the cycle of inter-clan violence between the two families that would only be ended by direct Crown intervention in the early seventeenth century.

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Aubrey Research

Explore the landscape around Inverness-shire

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.

Research a location near Inverness-shire