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Battle of Dingwall
Part of the Scottish clan wars

Modern day Dingwall looking out towards the Cromarty Firth
Date1411
Location
Dingwall, Scotland
Result Rebel (MacDonald) victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Scotland
(Clan Mackay and allies)
Lordship of the Isles (Clan Donald and allies)
Commanders and leaders
Mackay of Strathnaver Donald of Islay
Strength
4,000 men[1] 10,000 men[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Dingwall was a Scottish clan battle said to have taken place in the year 1411, in Dingwall in the Scottish Highlands. It was fought between the Clan Mackay and the Clan Donald.

  1. ^ Mackay, Angus (1906). The Book of Mackay. p. 55.
  2. ^ Mackenzie, Alexander (1881). History of the Macdonalds and Lords of the Isles; with genealogies of the principal families of the name. Inverness: A. & W. Mackenzie. p. 62.

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