| Loch Gruinart | |
|---|---|
| Loch Gruinneard (Scottish Gaelic) | |
 Loch Gruinart and marsh fringe near the Allt a Ghil inflow | |
  Loch Gruinart | |
| Coordinates | 55°52′N6°19′W / 55.867°N 6.317°W /55.867; -6.317 |
| Type | Sea Loch |
| Frozen | No |
Loch Gruinart (Scottish Gaelic:Loch Gruinneard from theOld Norse, meaning "shallow fjord")[1] is a sealoch on the northerncoast of isle ofIslay in Scotland. Land at the head of the loch,Gruinart Flats, is a designated nature reserve owned by theRSPB. It is an important winter roosting site forbarnacle geese.Ardnave Point is a coastal promontory near the mouth of the loch on the northwest of Islay.
TheBattle of Traigh Ghruinneart was fought on the sands at the south end of the loch on 5 August 1598 between a force fromMull led by SirLachlan Mor MacLean of Duart and theIslay men led bySir James MacDonald, 9th of Dunnyveg, son ofAngus MacDonald of Dunyvaig and the Glens, in which Macleans were defeated and all killed, including Sir Lachlan, save one who survived by swimming toNave Island.[2]
ThepìobaireachdLament for Sir Lachlan Mor harks back to this battle which was also remembered in Islayfolklore.
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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