Stand-off dispute to the lands of Beauly Priory | |||||||
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The ruins of Beauly Priory | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Clan Mackenzie |
Clan Fraser of Lovat Clan Munro | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Colin Cam Mackenzie, 11th of Kintail |
Thomas Fraser of Knockie, Tutor to Lord Lovat Robert Mor Munro, 15th Baron of Foulis | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
200 men |
Frasers: 60 men + 2 field pieces Munros: 300 men |
The dispute over the lands of Beauly Priory took place in about 1577-78 in Beauly, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands. It was contested between Colin Cam Mackenzie, 11th of Kintail, chief of Clan Mackenzie and Thomas Fraser of Knockie who was the tutor to the young Simon Fraser, 6th Lord Lovat, chief of the Clan Fraser of Lovat. Fraser was supported by Robert Mor Munro, 15th Baron of Foulis.