Battle of Harpsdale

Battle of Harpsdale
	Part of the Scottish clan wars
	; Harpsdale in modern times
Date	1426
Location	Harpsdale, south of Halkirk, Caithnessgrid reference ND114561 ; 58°29′N 3°31′W / 58.483°N 3.517°W
Result	Inconclusive.
Belligerents
Clan Mackay	Clan Gunn
Commanders and leaders
Angus Mackay	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
High	High

The Battle of Harpsdale (Battle of Achardale, Battle of Harpasdal) was a Scottish clan battle fought in 1426 at Achardale, about 8 miles (13 km) south of Thurso. The Clan Mackay had invaded Caithness from the west and Harpsdale was where the local Clan Gunn chose to make a stand. Despite great slaughter on both sides, the battle appears to have been inconclusive.^[2]

^ Site Record for Achardale, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
^ Calder, James Traill (1861). "V". Sketch of the Civil and Traditional History of Caithness from the Tenth Century. Glasgow: Thomas Murray & Sons. pp. 82-83. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[RCAHMS-1] Site Record for Achardale, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

[Sketch1-2] Calder, James Traill (1861). "V". Sketch of the Civil and Traditional History of Caithness from the Tenth Century. Glasgow: Thomas Murray & Sons. pp. 82-83. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

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