Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart

The Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart or in Scottish Gaelic Blàr Tràigh Ghruineart or sometimes called the Battle of Gruinart Strand was a Scottish clan battle fought on 5 August 1598, on the Isle of Islay, in the Hebrides. It was fought between the Clan Donald and Clan Maclean. A tràigh or stand is the flat area of land bordering a body of water, a beach, or shoreline.

Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart
Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Tràigh Ghruineart
Part of the Scottish clan battles

Cairn marking the spot where Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean fell in battle
Date5 August 1598
Location
Islay, Scotland
55.822°N 6.355°W / 55.822; -6.355
Result MacDonald victory
Belligerents
Clan Donald Clan MacLean
Commanders and leaders
Sir James MacDonald Sir Lachlan MacLean  †
Strength
300–500 men 800–1,000 men
Casualties and losses
30 dead
60 wounded		 280 dead
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