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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]
Castle Grant stands a mile north of Grantown-on-Spey and was the former seat of the Clan Grant chiefs of Strathspey in Highlands, Scotland. [1] It was originally named Freuchie Castle but was renamed Grant in 1694. [ 1 ]
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.
Ludovick Grant, 1st of Grant and 8th of Freuchie (1641–1717) was a Scottish politician and soldier. He was the 19th Chief of Clan Grant and referred to as the " Highland King ." Arms of Grant of Grant
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 .
Grant of Grant, chiefs of Clan Grant, arms with the badge of a Baronet of Nova Scotia as heir of the Colquhoun baronetcy of 1625 (James Grant succeeded to the baronetcy c. 1718) Sir James Grant, 6th Baronet (1679–1747) Sir Ludovick Grant, 7th Baronet (1707–1773) Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet (1738–1811)