In the summer of 1308, possibly late August, his army took up position in the narrow Pass of Brander, where the River Awe slices through the southern slope of Ben Cruachan on its way down from Loch Awe.
Around late August 1308, his forces established themselves at the Brander Pass, situated near the confluence of the River Awe and Loch Awe, on the slopes of Ben Cruachan.