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BATTLE OF ALTIMARLACH A.D. 1675(Site of) [Continued from Page 123]
the whole of those who endeavoured to save their lives by running for the open plain were cut down by the murderous battle-axe and broadsword of the infuriated victors. Sinclair of Keiss himself, and the other leaders of his party, who were all on horsebacK, owed their safety to the fleetness of their chargers. The engagement did not last above a few minutes and was as bloody as brief. Such was the issue of the famous battle of Altimarlach, so disastrous to the county, and so humiliating to the pride of the Sinclairs. It was the last great fight of the kind originating in a family quarrel - in Scotland, and in this respect it possesses a general as well as local interest.
Copied from the Civil and Traditional History of Caithness P.P. [Pages] 162, 163,164,

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[Signed] D, Campbell C,A [Civilian Assistant]

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