History and traditions of the land of the Lindsays in Angus and Mearns

212 LAND OF THE LINDSAYS.
while the Cateran grasped his unsuspecting victim with one
hand, he secretly drew a dagger from his side with the other.
Macintosh being timeously apprised by some of his followers of
this, hastily relinquished his hold, and thrusting his sword into the
breast of the wily chief, finished what had been so tragically
begun by Winter.
Seeing their chief overpowered, and several of their clansmen
weltering in gore, the surviving Cateran fled in dismay ; but
none are supposed to have escaped. One of them, named
Donald Young, was so severely wounded, that though able to fly
a short distance, he ultimately fell and expired at a hill east of
" the battle field," which has ever since been called " Donald
Young's Shank." Only one of the pursuers was killed, and
two or three wounded: all the dead were buried where they
fell ; and, about forty years ago, when the banks of Saughs were
broken by a flood, some of their bones were exposed to view.
The cattle and other spoils were collected together by the
victors, who proceeded slowly on their homeward march. Mean-
while the dissentient part of the parishioners, reflecting over the
risk which the gallant handful had hazarded, assembled in con-
siderable number, and proceeded to their assistance ; but they
were barely beyond the bounds of their own parish, when they
beheld their friends and the lowing herschip returning home.
The boldness of Macintosh and Winter was the talk of sur-
rounding districts ; and the former, being the leader, and the
one above all others on whom the friends of the vanquished
would wreak their vengeance, his landlord, the Earl of South-
esk, is said to have been so pleased with his achievements, that
he erected a strongly fortified dwelling for him, and made him
Captain of the parish, which office had been long held by
Ogilvy, tenant of Trusto,* who, on this occasion, was one of
the party who declined to follow the Cateran.
These precautions of the Earl were not without their use ; for
on more than one occasion, Ledenhendrie was assaulted by his old
enemies, under whose attacks he might have fallen but for the
security of his dwelling. It is related, that on spending an hour
one evening with Ogilvy, who ever bore him hatred, the latter
* David Ogilvy was tenaut of Trusto from 1631 to 1709.— His name does not appear in
the rent roll of 1710.