Battle of Black Mount | |||||||
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Part of the Scottish clan wars | |||||||
The Black Mount area | |||||||
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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.