Battle of Black Mount

Battle of Black Mount
Part of the Scottish clan wars

The Black Mount area
Date1497 or 1498
Location
Black Mount, Argyll, Scotland
Result Clan MacDonald of Keppoch victory
Belligerents
Clan Stewart of Appin
Clan MacLaren		 Clan MacDonald of Keppoch
Commanders and leaders
Dugald Stewart of Appin (KIA) MacDonald of Keppoch (KIA)
Casualties and losses
Dugald Stewart of Appin killed,[1] and "many slain"[2] MacDonald of Keppoch killed,[1] and "many slain"[2]

The Battle of Black Mount,[2] was a Scottish clan battle that took place in 1497 or 1498,[3] in Black Mount which is between Glen Orchy and Glen Coe in the Scottish Highlands. The battle was fought between the Clan Stewart of Appin and their allies the Clan MacLaren against the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch.

  1. ^ a b "The Clan Maclaren". scotlandmag.com. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Clan MacLaren Histories (two versions)". electricscotland.com. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. ^ Lee, Henry James (1920). History of the Stewart or Stuart Family. New York: R.L. Polk & Company. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 November 2022.