Battle of the Western Isles

Battle of the Western Isles

The Battle of the Western Isles was a Scottish clan battle, fought in 1586 on the Isle of Jura, in the Scottish Highlands. It was fought between the Clan MacDonald of Sleat and the Clan MacLean.’Conflicts of the Clans’ published in 1764 by the Foulis press, written from a manuscript wrote in the reigh of James VI of Scotland. [http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/conflict/] ]

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