 In 1497 or 1498 the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch defeated the Clan Stewart of Appin and the Clan MacLaren at the Battle of Black Mount in which both the chiefs of Appin and Keppoch were killed.Alexander MacDonald, 12th of Keppoch, along with his brother was slain in 1663 in what is known as the Keppoch murders.The heads of the seven murderers were washed at "Tobair-nan-ceann" (Scottish Gaelic for the "Well of Heads"), before presentation to the Lord MacDonnell of Invergarry.