BattlefieldsBattle of Cnoc nan Dos
Medieval

Battle of Cnoc nan Dos

1468
Ross-shire, Scotland
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Ross-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
MacDonalds
Forces
MacDonald force c.300–600.
VS
Victor
MacKenzies
Forces
MacKenzie force c.400–700
Outcome
MacKenzie victory; MacDonald power in Wester Ross reduced
The Battle

History & Significance

The MacKenzies of Kintail defeated a MacDonald force and secured their position as the dominant clan of Wester Ross. The gradual MacKenzie rise at MacDonald expense was one of the defining power shifts in fifteenth-century Highland Scotland.

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