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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.
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.
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 ...
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]
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]
Lineage of the seven clans of Siol Alpin. Siol Alpin (from Gaelic, Sìol Ailpein: Seed of Alpin) is a family of seven Scottish clans traditionally claiming descent from Alpin, [1] father of Cináed mac Ailpín, King of the Picts, of whom the Scots tradition considered the first King of Scots. [2]
Five people in Chicago have been hit with federal charges in California alleging they were contracted to kill rapper Quando Rando in Los Angeles due to his suspected involvement in the 2020 ...
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