Battle of Tannach
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The Battle of Tannach was a Scottish clan battle fought about 3 miles southwest of Wick, in the far north of Scotland. It was fought between men of the Clan Keith and Clan Mackay from Strathnaver agai
Tannach House in modern times
Clan Sutherland
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Clan Sutherland also known as House of Sutherland is a Highland Scottish clan whose traditional territory is the shire of Sutherland in the far north of Scotland. The chief of the clan was also the po
Battle of Tannach
…was fought between men of the Clan Keith and Clan Mackay from Strathnaver against men of the Clan Gunn and possibly their allies the Clan Oliphant and Clan Sutherland from Caithness. The date is uncertain, it was probably in 1464 but may have been in 1438. The cause of the battle seems to have been a claim made by…
Coats of arms of the Sutherland of Forse and Sutherland of Duffus branches of the clan. Also shown is the coat of arms of the Cheynes who are considered a sept of the Clan Sutherland and the Chisholms who married into the Sutherland family
A Victorian era, romanticised depiction of a member of the clan by R. R. McIan, from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, published in 1845.
Dunrobin Castle, historic seat of the Earls of Sutherland, chiefs of Clan Sutherland
Dornoch Castle, also known as Dornoch Palace, held by the Earls of Sutherland in the 16th century, it is now a hotel