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[[Image:Lochgruinartsend.jpg|thumb|Loch Gruinart and marsh fringe near the [[Allt a Ghil]] inflow]]
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'''Loch Gruinart''' ({{Lang-gd|Loch Gruinneard}} from the [[Old Norse]], meaning "shallow fjord")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesF-J.pdf |title=Placenames |author=Iain Mac an Tàilleir |publisher=Pàrlamaid na h-Alba |access-date=2007-07-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410210611/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesF-J.pdf |archive-date=2008-04-10 }}</ref> is a sea [[loch]] on the northern [[coast]] of isle of [[Islay]] in Scotland. Land at the head of the loch, [[Gruinart Flats]], is a designated nature reserve owned by the [[RSPB]]. It is an important winter roosting site for [[barnacle goose|barnacle geese]]. [[Ardnave Point]] is a coastal promontory near the mouth of the loch on the northwest of Islay.
'''Loch Gruinart''' ({{Lang-gd|Loch Gruinneard}} from the [[Old Norse]], meaning "shallow fjord")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesF-J.pdf |title=Placenames |author=Iain Mac an Tàilleir |publisher=Pàrlamaid na h-Alba |access-date=2007-07-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410210611/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesF-J.pdf |archive-date=2008-04-10 }}</ref> is a sea [[loch]] on the northern [[coast]] of isle of [[Islay]] in Scotland. Land at the head of the loch, [[Gruinart Flats]], is a designated nature reserve owned by the [[RSPB]]. It is an important winter roosting site for [[barnacle goose|barnacle geese]]. [[Ardnave Point]] is a coastal promontory near the mouth of the loch on the northwest of Islay.

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[[File:NW Islay aerial.jpg|thumb|left|Loch Gruinart (center) and northwest Islay from the air. [[Ardnave Point]] and [[Nave Island]] at left center.]]


The [[Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart]] was fought on the sands at the south end of the loch on 5 August 1598 between a force from [[Isle of Mull|Mull]] led by Sir [[Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean|Lachlan Mor MacLean of Duart]] and the [[Islay]] men led by [[Sir James MacDonald, 9th of Dunnyveg]], son of [[Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg|Angus MacDonald of Dunyvaig and the Glens]], in which Macleans were defeated and all killed, including Sir Lachlan, save one who survived by swimming to [[Nave Island]].<ref name=clan>{{cite book |author1=Angus Macdonald|author1-link=Angus Macdonald (author) |author2=Archibald Macdonald|author2-link=Archibald Macdonald (author) |title=The Clan Donald, Volume 2 |year=1900 |quote=A fierce battle was fought at a place called Traigh Ghruinneart, at the head of Loch Gruinneart. The Macdonald leader is said to have displayed some strategy at the beginning of the day. ...<!--By making a semi-retrograde movement, he secured the advantage of getting his men posted on a hill, and at the same time avoided the discomfort which his adversaries experienced of having the glare of the summer sun in his eyes. In the end, the Clan Donald, having repulsed the Maclean vanguard, and thrown them back upon the main body, threw the whole force into confusion, with the result that they were totally routed, and the brave Sir Lauchlan, with 80 of his kinsmen and 200 of his common soldiers, were left dead upon Traigh Ghruinneart. Lauchlan Barrach Maclean, who was severely wounded, escaped with the survivors to the galleys. Nor did the Clan Donald get off scatheless. About 30 of them were slain and 60 wounded, while Sir James, who was dangerously wounded by an arrow through the body, was during most of the following night left for dead among the slain. --> | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vBIXAAAAYAAJ&q=Traigh+Ghruinneart&pg=PA573 }}</ref>
The [[Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart]] was fought on the sands at the south end of the loch on 5 August 1598 between a force from [[Isle of Mull|Mull]] led by Sir [[Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean|Lachlan Mor MacLean of Duart]] and the [[Islay]] men led by [[Sir James MacDonald, 9th of Dunnyveg]], son of [[Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg|Angus MacDonald of Dunyvaig and the Glens]], in which Macleans were defeated and all killed, including Sir Lachlan, save one who survived by swimming to [[Nave Island]].<ref name=clan>{{cite book |author1=Angus Macdonald|author1-link=Angus Macdonald (author) |author2=Archibald Macdonald|author2-link=Archibald Macdonald (author) |title=The Clan Donald, Volume 2 |year=1900 |quote=A fierce battle was fought at a place called Traigh Ghruinneart, at the head of Loch Gruinneart. The Macdonald leader is said to have displayed some strategy at the beginning of the day. ...<!--By making a semi-retrograde movement, he secured the advantage of getting his men posted on a hill, and at the same time avoided the discomfort which his adversaries experienced of having the glare of the summer sun in his eyes. In the end, the Clan Donald, having repulsed the Maclean vanguard, and thrown them back upon the main body, threw the whole force into confusion, with the result that they were totally routed, and the brave Sir Lauchlan, with 80 of his kinsmen and 200 of his common soldiers, were left dead upon Traigh Ghruinneart. Lauchlan Barrach Maclean, who was severely wounded, escaped with the survivors to the galleys. Nor did the Clan Donald get off scatheless. About 30 of them were slain and 60 wounded, while Sir James, who was dangerously wounded by an arrow through the body, was during most of the following night left for dead among the slain. --> | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vBIXAAAAYAAJ&q=Traigh+Ghruinneart&pg=PA573 }}</ref>


The [[pìobaireachd]] ''Lament for Sir Lachlan Mor'' harks back to this battle which was also remembered in Islay [[folklore]].
The [[pìobaireachd]] ''Lament for Sir Lachlan Mor'' harks back to this battle which was also remembered in Islay [[folklore]].

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==References==
==References==
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*{{cite web| url=http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/l/lochgruinart/about.asp| title=About Loch Gruinart| publisher=[[RSPB]]| access-date=2009-09-11}}
*{{cite web| url=http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/l/lochgruinart/about.asp| title=About Loch Gruinart| publisher=[[RSPB]]| access-date=2009-09-11}}
*{{cite web| url=http://www.islayinfo.com/islay_rspb_loch_gruinart.html| title=RSPB Loch Gruinart Nature Reserve| publisher=Isle of Islay| access-date=2009-09-11}}
*{{cite web| url=http://www.islayinfo.com/islay_rspb_loch_gruinart.html| title=RSPB Loch Gruinart Nature Reserve| publisher=Isle of Islay| access-date=2009-09-11}}
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Loch Gruinart
Loch Gruinneard (Scottish Gaelic)
Loch Gruinart and marsh fringe near the Allt a Ghil inflow
Loch Gruinart is located in Scotland
Loch Gruinart
Loch Gruinart
Coordinates55°52′N 6°19′W / 55.867°N 6.317°W / 55.867; -6.317
TypeSea Loch
FrozenNo

Loch Gruinart (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Gruinneard from the Old Norse, meaning "shallow fjord")[1] is a sea loch on the northern coast of isle of Islay in Scotland. Land at the head of the loch, Gruinart Flats, is a designated nature reserve owned by the RSPB. It is an important winter roosting site for barnacle geese. Ardnave Point is a coastal promontory near the mouth of the loch on the northwest of Islay.

Loch Gruinart (center) and northwest Islay from the air. Ardnave Point and Nave Island at left center.

The Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart was fought on the sands at the south end of the loch on 5 August 1598 between a force from Mull led by Sir Lachlan Mor MacLean of Duart and the Islay men led by Sir James MacDonald, 9th of Dunnyveg, son of Angus MacDonald of Dunyvaig and the Glens, in which Macleans were defeated and all killed, including Sir Lachlan, save one who survived by swimming to Nave Island.[2]

The pìobaireachd Lament for Sir Lachlan Mor harks back to this battle which was also remembered in Islay folklore.

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  1. ^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
  2. ^ Angus Macdonald; Archibald Macdonald (1900). The Clan Donald, Volume 2. A fierce battle was fought at a place called Traigh Ghruinneart, at the head of Loch Gruinneart. The Macdonald leader is said to have displayed some strategy at the beginning of the day. ...
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