The Stand-off at Bengrime took place in 1601 and was a stand-off between the armies of John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland (chief of Clan Sutherland) and George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness (chief of Clan Sinclair).

The feud also involved Huistean Du Mackay, 13th of Strathnaver, chief of Clan Mackay and in 1595 the Privy Council of Scotland bound all three over to keep the peace and made the Earl of Caithness find caution of 20,000 merks.

[1] Alexander Mackenzie however stated that the Mackays, Munros and MacLeods went to the assistance of the Earl of Sutherland.

[2] The Earl of Caithness hearing of the army that had been raised against him gathered his vassals and advanced into the county of Sutherland as far as a place called Bengrime.

[2] To mark their bloodless triumph, the Munros, Mackays, MacLeods and Sutherlands raised a heap of stones near the mountain Ben Griam which was named Carn Teichidh meaning Cairn of Flight.