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1411 - The Mathieson Story - Alistair Matheson

At the beginning of the 15th century, the Clan Matheson chief was said to be strong enough to defy the powerful Earl of Sutherland, the chief of Clan Sutherland. When the latter attacked Lochalsh, intent upon punishing so presumptuous a person, he was defeated and slain by the Clan Matheson. The scene of the encounter is noted as the Battle Crnoc an Cattich. But, conflicting accounts state that this battle site was against the Clan Mackay in 1438, where Alistair MacRuari Matheson is said to have been killed. Other accounts say that Alistair Matheson was executed by King James in 1427, as follows below. The Clan Matheson fought for Donald, Lord of the Isles, at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411. At that time the Clan Matheson was a large and powerful clan with a force of around 2000 men. Chief Alastair Matheson, leader of 2000 men, was arrested by James I at Inverness. Upon King James I of Scotland's return from his long captivity in England, many clan chiefs supported the Lord of the Isles in his claim to the Earldom of Ross and his struggle against the power of the Scottish kings. Summoning them to a "Parliament" at Inverness, King James arrested the most dangerous of them, executed some on the spot, and carried others to Edinburgh, where a number more were tried and condemned to the same fate. Chief Alastair MacRuari Matheson was among the latter, and was executed in 1427. He left a widow with two sons.