according to the account given in "conflicts of the clans", the sutherlands overtook the mackay of strathnaver men at the foot of the hill called beinn-mhor, in berriedale, and invaded them beside the water of garbharry, where then ensued a cruel conflict, fought with great obstinacy. the strathnaver men were overthrown and chased; about 120 of them were slain, and some drowned in garbharry.