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Kincraig (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann na Creige) is a village located north of Kingussie and south of Aviemore in Highland, Scotland. Its original name was Boat of Inch, reflecting the ferry boat crossing of the Spey River that once operated here but the name was changed after a single track bridge was erected in 1871.
The castle is located in the village of Strathpeffer, about a half-hour drive northwest of Inverness. Castle owned by the Clan Mackenzie have included: Eilean Donan Castle was long held by the Mackenzies of Kintail and it may have been given to them after they helped to defeat the Norsemen at the Battle of Largs in 1263. [4]
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Announced in the 1996 New Year Honours, [6] he was created life peer as Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig, of Dysart in the district of Kirkcaldy on 16 February 1996. [7] He sat as a crossbencher . Family
Lennox Castle was sold in 1927, and for some time after that was used as a mental hospital, as well as a maternity hospital. The last patients left the hospital in 2002, [ 12 ] [ 13 ] and Lennox Castle remained empty until it was severely damaged by fire on 19 May 2008.
He was known amongst the local residents as Black Andrew of the seven castles because he had a castle on each of his seven estates, [3] including Milntown Castle, Contullich Castle, Delny Castle, [6] and a tower house at Docharty. [6] Andrew Munro, 3rd of Milntown had three sons; George Munro, 4th of Milntown. William Munro, 1st of Allan.
Windsor Castle is almost as famous as its inhabitants, including the late Queen Elizabeth II. This stunning estate is the world's longest-occupied palace in the world, housing 40 British monarchs ...
The following is a list of some of the previous clan chiefs as listed by Alexander Mackenzie in his book A History of the Clan Mackenzie, published 1890. [1] The last three, cited here, are disputed and the acknowledged chiefs were the Mackenzies of Allangrange; George Falconer Mackenzie, IVth of Allangrange; his son, John F.; and his younger ...