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Lon Na Fola
Battle Site (17th Century)
Site Name Lon Na Fola
Classification Battle Site (17th Century)
Canmore ID 12320
Site Number NH42SE 2
NGR NH 472 219
NGR Description Centred at NH 472 219
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/12320
- Council Highland
- Parish Urquhart And Glenmoriston
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH42SE 2 472 219.
(Name: NH 472 219) Lon na Fola. Site of Battle between the Macdonnells of Glengarry and the Mackenzies of Ross-shire. A.D.1602. {NAT}
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)
The defeat by the MacKenzies of the Macdonalds of Glengarry took place at Lon na Fala, the Meadow of Blood, on the west shore of Loch Ness. The Macdonalds, under Allan MacRanald (Allan Dubh), were returning from an invasion in September 1603, of the Mackenzie country and the burning of the Church of Kilchrist.
W MacKay 1914
The site of this battle is known locally. No recent finds have been reported.
Visited by OS (R D) 24 July 1964
