Dunrobin Castle was besieged by both sides prior to the battle
Date
1518 or 1519
Location
Alltachuilain, parish of Loth, county of Sutherland, Scotland
Result
Victory for forces of Elizabeth Sutherland and Adam Gordon
Belligerents
Clan Sutherland Clan Gordon (loyal to Elizabeth Sutherland and Adam Gordon)
Clan Sutherland (loyal to Alexander Sutherland)
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Leslie John Murray
Alexander Sutherland
Strength
Unknown
Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown
All either slain or chased[1]
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Clan Mackay-Clan Sutherland feud
Feuds between the Mackays and the de Moravia/Sutherland Earls of Sutherland:
Dingwall Castle
Drumnacoub
Feuds between the Mackays and the Gordon Earls of Sutherland:
Torran Dubh
Alltachuilain
Alltan-Beath
Borve Castle
Garbharry
Torran-Roy
Clynetradwell
Feuds between the Mackays and cadet branches of the de Moravia/Sutherland Earls of Sutherland:
Apprehension of Sutherland of Dirlot
Feud with Sutherland of Duffus
The Battle of Alltachuilain[2] (or Ald-Quhillin[1] was a Scottish clan battle that took place in 1518 or 1519 in the parish of Loth, county of Sutherland, Scotland.[1] It was fought between factions of the Clan Sutherland in a dispute over the Earldom of Sutherland.
^ abcGordon, Robert (1813) [Printed from original manuscript 1580 - 1656]. A Genealogical History of the Earldom of Sutherland. Edinburgh: Printed by George Ramsay and Co. for Archibald Constable and Company, Edinburgh; and White, Cochrance and Co. London. pp. 95–96. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^Sage, Donald (1899). "VI: The Topography of Kildonan". Memorabilia Domestica or Parish Life in the North of Scotland (2nd ed.). Wick, Caithness and Edinburgh: W. Rae and J. Menzies. pp. 74-75. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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