Blàr nam Fèinne (Battlefield of the Fingalians) on Cnoc na Moine (Hill of the Peat) in

The Aird The Aird (from the Scottish Gaelic: ''An Àird'' (IPA: �anˈaːɾʃt̪ meaning "The High Place") is an area of the County of Inverness, to the west of the City of Inverness. It is situated to the south of the River Beauly and the Beauly Firth, and ...

, to the west of

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, is the site of the 11th century battle between Scottish forces led by

Malcolm III of Scotland Malcolm III ( mga, Máel Coluim mac Donnchada, label=Medieval Gaelic; gd, Maol Chaluim mac Dhonnchaidh; died 13 November 1093) was King of Scotland from 1058 to 1093. He was later nicknamed "Canmore" ("ceann mòr", Gaelic, literally "big head" ...

against Norwegian forces led by Thorfinn. The site is also traditionally believed to be the location at which Domhnall Ballach, leader of

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, and his forces were defeated in the 15th century.

References

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