Battle of Glenboultachan

Battle of Glenboultachan
Part of Clan Macnab and Clan MacNeish feud

Neish Island on Loch Earn
Date1522
Location
Glenboultachan, Perthshire, Scotland
Result Macnab victory[1]
Belligerents
Clan Macnab Clan MacNeish
Commanders and leaders
Finlay Macnab[2]
Strength
500[3]
Casualties and losses
470 killed ("only thirty of 500 MacNeishes had survived")[3]

The Battle of Glenboultachan was a Scottish clan battle fought in 1522 in Glen Boultachan, Perthshire, Scottish Highlands. It was fought between the Clan Macnab and the Clan Neish or MacNeish. The Macnabs won the battle.[1]

  1. ^ a b McNab, John (1907). The Clan MacNab; a short sketch. Edinburgh: The Clan Macnab Association. pp. 7-8. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  2. ^ MacNish, David. M.A; Tod, William A. F.S.A Scot (1925). The History of the Clan Neish or MacNish of Perthshire and Galloway. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Finnigan, John (1981). Giants of Canada's Ottawa Valley. General Store Publishing House. p. 36. ISBN 9780919431003. Retrieved September 9, 2019.