Battle of Alltachuilain

Battle of Alltachuilain
	Part of the Scottish clan wars
	; Dunrobin Castle was besieged by both sides prior to the battle
Date	1518 or 1519
Location	Alltachuilain, parish of Loth, county of Sutherland, Scotland
Result	Victory for forces of Elizabeth Sutherland and Adam Gordon
Belligerents
Clan Sutherland; Clan Gordon (loyal to Elizabeth Sutherland and Adam Gordon)	Clan Sutherland (loyal to Alexander Sutherland)
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Leslie; John Murray	Alexander Sutherland
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	All either slain or chased

The Battle of Alltachuilain^[2] (or Ald-Quhillin^[1] was a Scottish clan battle that took place in 1518 or 1519 in the parish of Loth, county of Sutherland, Scotland.^[1] It was fought between factions of the Clan Sutherland in a dispute over the Earldom of Sutherland.

^ ^a ^b ^c Gordon, Robert (1813) [Printed from original manuscript 1580 - 1656]. A Genealogical History of the Earldom of Sutherland. Edinburgh: Printed by George Ramsay and Co. for Archibald Constable and Company, Edinburgh; and White, Cochrance and Co. London. pp. 95–96. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ Sage, Donald (1899). "VI: The Topography of Kildonan". Memorabilia Domestica or Parish Life in the North of Scotland (2nd ed.). Wick, Caithness and Edinburgh: W. Rae and J. Menzies. pp. 74-75. Retrieved 19 December 2017.