ˈɔːldɪɹn wʌzðə sˈaɪt əvə bˈæɾəl ɪn mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv bˈæɾəl ʌv ˈɔːldɪɹn, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə mˈæk lˈɛnənz pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɔnðə sˈaɪd ʌvðə kˈʌvənəntɚz ˌʌndɚ ðɛɹ tʃˈiːf ɹˈuːɑːɹɹi, æz ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ ɪn sˈoːɹli mˈæk lˈiːnz pˈoʊᵻm "hˈiəɹoʊz".
Auldearn was the site of a battle in May 1645 (Battle of Auldearn), in which the MacLennans participated on the side of the Covenanters under their chief Ruaridh, as referred to in Sorley MacLean's poem "Heroes".