 Sir Donald MacDonald of Lochalsh, whose father had been assassinated by Maclain of Ardnamurchan.Sir Donald, who was then attempting to lay claim to the Lordship of the Isles besieged Mingarry Castle, seat of Ardnamurchan in 1515 and again, more successfully, two years later, when he took possession of the castle, which he burned and laid waste the surrounding lands.John MacIain of Ardnamurchan was killed at the hands of his avenging kinsmen in 1518.