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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of CONFLICT between Wallace and McFadyen A.D. 1300 [Pass of Brander] | Site of Battle between Wallace & McFadyen A.D. 1300 | Rev [Reverend] D. McLean Glen Orchay D. McGregor Schoolmr. [Schoolmaster] Kilchrenan |
100 | Tradition asserts this to be the site of the last stand made by McFadyen when retreating from Wallace, by whom he was first encountered in Glen Orchy, and forced back to this point where he was totally defeated. "MacPhaidan, an Irishman servicable to Edward I when attempting to subvert the independence of Scotland was attacked by Sir William Wallace and defeated A.D. 1300, at the N. [North] East side of Ben Cruachan, near the Pass of Brandir." New Stat [Statistical] Account Mr John Blair, chaplain to Wallace, records another battle which was fought here between Sir William Wallace and an Irish chief McFadyen who had received the lands of Lorne from John Baliol, and" "False John of Lorne to that gift aid accord" "Because in England he was made a lord." [Continued on page 64] |
| MCFADYEN'S STONE | McFadyen's Stone McFadyen's Stone |
John McGregor New Inverawe D. McIntyre Kilchrenan |
100 | After his defeat he is said to have crossed the Awe, by leaping on a stone in the centre of the river, known as McFadyen's stone, & from thence to the opposite bank; continuing his flight he reached a cave in the face of Creag an Aonaidh, where he was discovered by Duncan of Lorn, dragged out, & executed. |
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