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In 1586 the Earl of Huntly allied with the Clan MacDonald and Clan Cameron who both had a history of raiding the Grant's lands. [11] The Grants responded by bringing in the Clan Gregor but they came off worse in a clash at Ballindalloch. [11] By the late 16th century, Clan Grant had become an important clan in the Scottish Highlands.
Glenmoriston: the first Grant laird received a charter for the barony of Glenmoriston in 1509. The Grants of Glenmoriston, also known as the Grants of Invermoriston, bear an illustrious history; indeed as Isabel Frances Grant states: "the Grants of Glenmoriston have constantly been alluded to in the general history of the Clan". [2]
In the discussions, which lasted fourteen days, it was agreed that if the proscription against the surname MacGregor could be reversed then the new clan would take that name, otherwise MacAlpin of Grant would then be used. [3] On the issue of the chiefship of the combined clan there was disagreement, and discussions eventually broke down. [3]
Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Patrick Trevor Grant of Grant, 5th Baron Strathspey, CBE, FRICS (18 March 1912 – 27 January 1992) was a British peer, land agent and Chief of Clan Grant. Born in New Zealand of Scottish descent, he was the only son of Trevor Ogilvie-Grant, 4th Baron Strathspey and his wife Alice Louisa Hardy-Johnston.
Its sale to a development company the following year was somewhat of a surprise, with the Clan Grant Society having failed in a bid to buy it. [7] It was derelict, with the costs of renovation being estimated at £400,000 by 1984. [8] The developers ran out of money and it was abandoned again. [9] Graham Keeler purchased the castle in 1994. [10]
In 1773 Grant succeeded his father as eighth Baronet of Colquhoun. In 1783 he was a co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and served as its first Physical President. [5] From 1790 to 1795 he was MP for Banffshire. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire. He was colonel of a fencible regiment, the Grant Fencible Regiment ...
The Muckrach estate was owned by John Grant of Freuchie, the laird of the Clan Grant in the 16th century. His home, Freuchie, is now known as Castle Grant , located near Grantown-on-Spey . In 1583, two years before his death in 1585, [ 2 ] he passed it on to his second son and heir, Patrick Grant, who was knighted by King James VI and ...
Colonel Francis William Ogilvie-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield (6 March 1778 – 30 July 1853), known for most of his life as Francis William Grant, was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician. He is numbered as the 25th Chief of Clan Grant .