Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart

[1][2][3][4] A tràigh or stand is the flat area of land bordering a body of water, a beach, or shoreline.

Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean claimed that the island belonged to his clan and landed about 800 to 1,000 men at Loch Ghruinneart.

[1] A dwarf named Dubh Sith (Black Fairy) was hidden in a tree and he killed Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean with a shot through his eye after he had removed his helmet.

[5] With Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean and about 280 of his men killed in battle, the rest were chased to their boats and some sought refuge in the chapel of Kilnave.

[1] Afterwards King James VI, awarded MacDonald lands to Clan Campbell, leading to an extension of the feud.