The site of the Battle of Cairinis and the ditch of Blood, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. SCO 6444
The first ditch is named Feith na Fala, or ditch of blood, and refers to the battle waged here in 1601, said to have been the last Scottish battle fought with traditional weapons. The dispute arose from the intention of the local Macdonald chief to divorce his wife, a Macleod from Harris. A raiding party of Macleod's set out to avenge the woman, but although the Macdonalds had sought refuge in the nearby church, they were eventually victorious, leaving many Macleods dead or dying in the ditch and thereby giving it its name.
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Location: Cairinis, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Uist, Highland. Scotland
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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