It saw vast areas of Buchan in northeast Scotland, then ruled by Clan Comyn, burned to the ground by Robert the Bruce and his brother Edward, immediately following their success at the Battle of Barra.

After his defeat at the Battle of Barra in May 1308, King Robert the Bruce's men chased the forces of John Comyn, Earl of Buchan as far as Fyvie Castle.

[3] By destroying the Comyn's power base, King Robert prevented any possible chance of future violent hostility towards his rule.

After the completion of the Harrying of Buchan, in June 1308 King Robert turned his attention to Aberdeen Castle to which he laid siege and destroyed.

It took thirty years before John Comyn's successor to the Earldom, Henry Beaumont, made an appearance in the area.