Loch Gruinart
Loch Gruinart (
RSPB. It is an important winter roosting site for barnacle geese. Ardnave Point
is a coastal promontory near the mouth of the loch on the northwest of Islay.
The
Lachlan Mor MacLean of Duart and the Islay men led by Sir James MacDonald, 9th of Dunnyveg, son of Angus MacDonald of Dunyvaig and the Glens, in which Macleans were defeated and all killed, including Sir Lachlan, save one who survived by swimming to Nave Island.[2]
The
pìobaireachd Lament for Sir Lachlan Mor harks back to this battle which was also remembered in Islay folklore
.
References
- ^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
- ^ Angus Macdonald; Archibald Macdonald (1900). The Clan Donald, Volume 2.
A fierce battle was fought at a place called Traigh Ghruinneart, at the head of Loch Gruinneart. The Macdonald leader is said to have displayed some strategy at the beginning of the day. ...
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loch Gruinart.
- "About Loch Gruinart". RSPB. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- "RSPB Loch Gruinart Nature Reserve". Isle of Islay. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- link
55°52′N 6°19′W / 55.867°N 6.317°W
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