Battle of Blar Na Pairce explained

Conflict:Battle of Blar na Pairce
Partof:Rebellion of Dòmhnall Dubh
Coordinates:[1]
57.5767°N -4.5536°W
Date:Between 1485 and 1491
Place:Blar na Pairce, Strathpeffer, Scotland
Result:Crown (Scottish) victory
Combatant1: Kingdom of Scotland:
Clan Mackenzie
Clan Brodie
Commander1:Kenneth Mackenzie
Strength1:Unknown
Casualties1:Unknown
Combatant2: Lordship of the Isles:
Clan Donald
Commander2:Gillespick MacDonald
Strength2:Unknown
Casualties2:Unknown

The Battle of Blar na Pairce (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Blàr na Pàirce "Battle of the Park") was a Scottish clan battle that took place just outside Strathpeffer some time between 1485 and 1491. It was fought between men of the Clan Donald or MacDonald and the Clan Mackenzie (led by Kenneth Mackenzie).[2] [3]

The chief of Clan Donald, Lord of the Isles, had resigned the title of Earl of Ross to the king in 1477. After this the province of Ross was constantly invaded by the MacDonald islanders. As a result, a battle was fought between the Clan Donald islanders, led by Gillespick MacDonald against the Clan MacKenzie. The MacDonald islanders were defeated with many men being drowned in the River Conon.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Site Record for Blar Na Pairce . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland . 15 September 2019.
  2. Book: Roberts, John L. . 1999 . Feuds, Forays and Rebellions: History of the Highland Clans 1475-1625 . . 122.
  3. Book: Gordon, 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 . 77 . Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Baronet . 15 September 2019.
  4. Book: The Conflict of Blair-ne-pairk . The History of the Feuds and Conflicts among the Clans in the Northern Parts of Scotland and in the Western Isles . 1780 . . . Printed by J. & J. Robertson for John Gillies, Perth . 14-15 . 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)..