Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart

Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart
Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Tràigh Ghruineart
Part of the Scottish clan battles

Cairn marking the spot where Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean fell in battle
Date5 August 1598
Location
Islay, Scotland
55°49′19″N 6°21′18″W / 55.822°N 6.355°W / 55.822; -6.355
Result MacDonald victory
Belligerents
Clan Donald Clan MacLean
Commanders and leaders
Sir James MacDonald Sir Lachlan MacLean  †
Strength
300–500 men 800–1,000 men
Casualties and losses
30 dead
60 wounded		 280 dead

The Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart or in Scottish Gaelic Blàr Tràigh Ghruineart or sometimes called the Battle of Gruinart Strand was a Scottish clan battle fought on 5 August 1598, on the Isle of Islay, in the Hebrides. It was fought between the Clan Donald and Clan Maclean. A tràigh or stand is the flat area of land bordering a body of water, a beach, or shoreline.

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