Corpach
Battle Site (15th Century)
Site Name Corpach
Classification Battle Site (15th Century)
Canmore ID 23710
Site Number NN17NW 6
NGR NN 10 76
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/23710
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmallie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
NN17NW 6 10 76.
About the year 1470 a fierce battle was fought at Corpach between the MacLeans and the Camerons. The former had been given the Cameron lands by Alexander, Lord of the Isles, after his release from Tantallon Castle, as punishment for the Camerons fighting against Donald Balloch. The Camerons were led in the battle by their chief Ailean nan Creach, and completely routed the Maclean forces. Thus these lands returned to their rightful owners.
D B MacCulloch 1938
No further information.
Visited by OS (NKB) 6 May 1970
Field Walking (October 2001)
NN 1191 7702 to NN 0928 7460 A desk-based assessment and walkover survey were carried out in advance of work to lay new sections of water main, totalling approximately 16km, on the N and S shores of Loch Eil. The desk-based assessment identified a single building on the 1st edition OS not noted in the NMRS (NN 0584 7829). The survey identified two sites: a small 19th-century building (NN 0512 7702) and a borrow-pit (NN 0936 7517).
Full report lodged with the NMRS.
Sponsor: Team Aquarius
R Conolly 2001 (Headland Archaeology)
