 By 1494 the king had garrisoned and provisioned Dunaverty Castle.It is said that the MacDonalds, led by Sir John MacDonald whom the king had recently knighted, retook the castle before the King had even departed to Stirling and that the dead body of the King's castle governor was hung over the castle walls in sight of the King and his departing entourage.Sir John Macdonald however was later captured by MacIain of Ardnamurchan.