Stand-off at the Ford of Arkaig | |||||||
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Part of the Scottish clan wars | |||||||
![]() Mackintosh marched on the north bank past the outflow of Loch Arkaig into the River Arkaig. There was no bridge then. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Chattan Confederation | Clan Cameron | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lachlan Mackintosh | Ewen Cameron | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1500 | 1200 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None | None |
The Stand-off at the Ford of Arkaig occurred in September 1665 at Achnacarry, about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Fort William, Scotland. The Chattan Confederation led by the Clan Mackintosh assembled an army to challenge Clan Cameron in a 360-year-old dispute over the lands around Loch Arkaig. After a week of stalemate, the long-running feud was ended by a deal in which the Camerons bought the land from the Mackintoshes.
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