 The most powerful clans on Skye in the post – Norse period were Clan MacLeod , originally based in Trotternish , and Clan Macdonald of Sleat . Following the disintegration of the Lordship of the Isles , the Mackinnons also emerged as an independent clan , whose substantial landholdings in Skye were centred on Strathaird . Clan MacNeacail also have a long association with Trotternish , and in the 16th century many of the MacInnes clan moved to Sleat . The MacDonalds of South Uist were bitter rivals of the MacLeods , and an attempt by the former to murder church @-@ goers at Trumpan in retaliation for a previous massacre on Eigg , resulted in the Battle of the Spoiling Dyke of 1578 . 
 The most powerful clans on Skye in the post – Norse period <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> Clan MacLeod , originally based in Trotternish , and Clan Macdonald of Sleat . Following the disintegration of the Lordship of the Isles , the Mackinnons also emerged as an independent clan , whose substantial landholdings in Skye <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> centred on Strathaird . Clan MacNeacail also <a href='got' title='3'><mark>have</mark></a> a long association with Trotternish , and in the 16th century many of the MacInnes clan moved to Sleat . The MacDonalds of South Uist <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> bitter rivals of the MacLeods , and an attempt by the former to murder church @-@ goers at Trumpan in retaliation for a previous massacre on Eigg , resulted in the Battle of the Spoiling Dyke of 1578 . 
Da most powerful clans on Skye in the post – Norse period was Clan MacLeod , originally based in Trotternish , and Clan Macdonald of Sleat . Following tdadisintegration of thdaordship of thedales , the Mackinnons also emerged as an independent clan , whose substantial landholdings in Skye was centred on Strathaird . Clan MacNeacail also got a long association with Trotternish , and in the dah century many of the Mdannes clan moved to Sleat . The Madanalds of South Uist was bitter rivals of the MacLeods , and an attempt by the forda to murder church @-@ goers at Trumpan in retaliation for a previous massacre on Eigg , resulted in the Battle of the Spoiling Dyke of 1578 .