Battle of the North Inch

Battle of the North Inch
Part of Clan Cameron-Clan Mackintosh feud
Perth's North Inch in modern times, looking southeast towards the city's eastern edge.
Date late September 1396 Location North Inch, Perth, Scotland grid reference NO11752397 [1] 56°24′0″N 3°25′48″W / 56.40000°N 3.43000°W / 56.40000; -3.43000 Result Chattan (Mackintosh) victory
Belligerents
Chattan Confederation or Clan Mackintosh	"Clan Quhele" (Camerons or Davidsons?)
Strength
30 men	30 men
Casualties and losses
19 dead	29 dead
class=notpageimage| Location within Scotland

The Battle of the North Inch (also known as the Battle of the Clans)^[1] was a staged battle between the Clan Chattan and the "Clan Quhele" in September 1396. Thirty men were selected to represent each side in front of spectators, including King Robert III of Scotland and his court, on land that is now the North Inch park in Perth, Scotland.

The Clan Chattan killed all but one of their opponents, at a cost of 19 deaths on their own side, and were awarded the victory. It is not clear whom they were fighting: it may have been their traditional enemies Clan Cameron,^[2] or it may have been Clan Davidson, in an internal dispute for precedence in the confederation of Clan Chattan.