The Split Waters clan had long laid claim to lands north of the boundary from Fordstone to the Bag and the Finger. In the 1590s the Split Waters began a feud over the disputed land.
In 1596, a Split Waters raiding band burnt Eoric's Stead killing everyone inside.
Ghosts haunted the ruins of Eoric’s Stead and all attempts to farm the land by the Red Cow failed with settlers driven out by the ghosts of those who died.
Many in the Red Cow will still not support the Daughters of Mabodh, whose leader is Enastara the Red the Red, one of the burners, because of this history.