The MacLeod of Lewis lords raided the Gairloch area of Wester Ross from their Lewis base in the mid-fourteenth century, establishing a presence on the mainland coast that would be contested with the Mackenzies for over a century. Gairloch with its sheltered harbour was valuable for the MacLeod of Lewis who needed mainland bases for their galley fleet operations.
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