Part of Earl of Sutherland and Earl of Caithness feud
Coats of arms of the Earl of Sutherland (left) and Earl of Caithness (right)
Date
October 1590[1]
Location
Clyne, near Brora in the county of Sutherland, Scotland[2]
Result
Earl of Caithness’s army retreats.[1]
Belligerents
Clan Sutherland (supporters of Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland)
Clan Sinclair (supporters of George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness)
Commanders and leaders
Patrick Gordon of Garty John Gordon of Embo John Gordon of Kilcalmkill John Morray of Aberscross †[1]
George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness Nicolas Sutherland of Forse † Donald Balloch Mackay of Scoury[1]
Strength
400 or 500[3]
1,500[1]
Casualties and losses
John Morray killed.[1] 16 common soldiers killed.[3] Gordon of Kilcalmkill (WIA) William Morray (WIA)[1]
Nicolas Sutherland and Angus-Mack-Angus-Termack killed.[1] 13 others killed.[3]
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Clan Sutherland - Clan Sinclair feud
Torran-Roy
Clynetradwell
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1623 feud
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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 Clynetradwell[2] was a Scottish clan battle that took place in 1590 in the county of Sutherland between the forces of Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland (chief of Clan Sutherland) and George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness (chief of Clan Sinclair).[1]
^ abcdefghiGordon, 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. 202–203.
^ abMackay, Angus (1906). "The Scoury Mackays". The Book of Mackay. 25 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh: N. MacLeod. pp. 286-287.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ abc"The Troubles betwixt Sutherland and Catteyness, the years 1587, 1588, 1589 and 1590". The History of the Feuds and Conflicts among the Clans in the Northern Parts of Scotland and in the Western Isles. Glasgow: Printed by J. & J. Robertson for John Gillies, Perth. 1780 [Originally published in 1764 by Foulis press]. pp. 37-40. Retrieved 12 October 2020. Written from a manuscript wrote in the reign of James VI of Scotland (Sir Robert Gordon's A Genealogical History of the Earldom of Sutherland).
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