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The Lord of Lochaber was a title in the peerage of Scotland. Lochaber , historically consisted of the former parishes of Kilmallie and Kilmonivaig , prior to the reduction of these parishes, extending from the northern shore of Loch Leven to beyond Spean Bridge and Roy Bridge, known as Brae Lochaber.
Lochaber (/ l ɒ x ˈ ɑː b ər / lokh-AH-bər; Scottish Gaelic: Loch Abar) is a name applied to a part of the Scottish Highlands.Historically, it was a provincial lordship consisting of the parishes of Kilmallie and Kilmonivaig.
The Massacre of Glencoe was also roundly condemned in Gaelic verse in Murt Ghlinne Comhann. Iain Lom's suggested punishment for the betrayal of the code of conduct represented by the murder of his MacDonald relatives by guests in their own household was that Clan Campbell in its entirety should be attainded , similarly to Clan MacGregor , and ...
Lord Banquo / ˈ b æ ŋ k w oʊ /, the Thane of Lochaber, is a semi-historical character in William Shakespeare's 1606 play Macbeth. In the play, he is at first an ally of Macbeth (both are generals in the King's army) and they meet the Three Witches together. After prophesying that Macbeth will become king, the witches tell Banquo that he ...
Lady of the Glen: A Novel of 17th-Century Scotland and the Massacre of Glencoe is a 1996 historical fiction novel by American author Jennifer Roberson. It is a re-telling of the 1692 Massacre of Glencoe , and focuses on the romance between Catriona of Clan Campbell and Alasdair Og MacDonald of Clan Donald , each from rival clans.
Loch Arkaig, Lochaber The old church at Achnacarry. Clan Cameron and Clan Mackintosh had been involved in a bitter, 360-year feud which began over the disputed lands of Loch Arkaig iin Lochaber. On 20 September 1665, Lochiel ended this infamous feud with Clan Mackintosh after the stand-off at the Fords of Arkaig near Achnacarry. [27]
The Glencoe MacDonalds were one of three Lochaber clans with a reputation for lawlessness, the others being the MacGregors and the Keppoch MacDonalds. Levies from these clans served in the Independent Companies used to suppress the Conventicles in 1678–80, and took part in the devastating Atholl raid that followed Argyll's Rising in 1685. [ 7 ]
Lochaber: 1424–35 Badenoch: 1427–35: Predecessor: Isabel Douglas, Countess of Mar* *obtained lordship of Mar by this marriage. Successor: Robert Erskine, 1st Lord Erskine, de jure 13th Earl of Mar: Born: c. 1375: Died: July/August 1435 Mar: Buried: Blackfriars, Inverness: Noble family: House of Stuart: Issue: Thomas Stewart (bastard) Father ...