Alasdair MacIlleathain

Writer, Historian, Speaker

Scottish History

28th May 2024

An Eye for an Eye: The War of the One-Eyed Woman, Skye’s Final and Bloodiest Conflict

Read here to find out about Skye’s final and bloodies clan battle between the ever feuding MacLeods of Dunvegan and the MacDonalds of Sleat! Continue reading

Skye History

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28th May 2024

Massacred at Mass: The Battle of the Spoiling Dyke

As MacLeod churchgoers settled down for their Sunday worship one fateful May morn in 1578, unbeknownst to them, a band of their rivals slid into shore ready to unleash hell. Continue reading

Skye History

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