Dingwall Castle was a medieval fort and royal castle in the town of Dingwall, eastern Ross-shire, Scotland. The castle is believed to have been established...
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now lies inland. Dingwall Castle was once the biggest castle north of Stirling. On the town's present-day outskirts lies Tulloch Castle, parts of which...
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Alexander II of Scotland. The seat of the sheriffdom from 1265 was Dingwall Castle. Alexander Comyn (1264-1266) Taylor, Alice; The Shape of the State...
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Tulloch Castle is located in the town of Dingwall in the Highlands of Scotland. It dates at least to the late 14th century as the birthplace of Mariota...
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included the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The county town was Dingwall. Ross-shire was abolished in 1889, merging with Cromartyshire to form a...
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Dingwall or Dingwell is a Scottish surname. One of the most prominent families by the name of Dingwall in Scotland were the Dingwalls of Kildun who were...
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James V (category People of Stirling Castle)
lifetime her jointure houses of Falkland Palace, Stirling Castle, Dingwall Castle and Threave Castle, along with the rentals of the earldoms of Fife, Strathearn...
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Lawrence's. Retrieved 7 December 2019. Historic Environment Scotland. "Dingwall,Castle Street, Roman Catholic Church (106006)". Canmore. Portals: Biography...
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appointed constable of Dingwall Castle in Scotland. He bought the barony of Dingwall and on 8 June 1609 the King created him Lord Dingwall. In London the King...
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of his men"; Donald then captured and garrisoned Dingwall Castle. He imprisoned Mackay in a castle on the west coast and after the battle made peace...
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Clan Donald (section Castles)
position of Earl of Ross through this marriage. In 1411, Donald secured Dingwall Castle which was the principal seat of the Earldom of Ross, after he had defeated...
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This is a list of castles in the Highland council area of Scotland. Castles in Scotland List of castles in Scotland List of listed buildings in Highland...
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appointed constable of Dingwall Castle in Scotland. He bought the barony of Dingwall and on 8 June 1609 the King created him Lord Dingwall. Preston's closeness...
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Mary of Guise (category People of Stirling Castle)
lifetime her jointure houses of Falkland Palace, Stirling Castle, Dingwall Castle and Threave Castle, along with the rentals of the earldoms of Fife, Strathearn...
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Scottish Highlands. He was murdered along with his eldest son Donald at Dingwall Castle during a feud with the Earl of Sutherland, chief of the Clan Sutherland...
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Orkney with Falkland Palace, Stirling Castle, and Dingwall Castle, with the Lordship of Galloway and Threave Castle. In February the couple moved to Chantilly...
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Clan Mackay (section Castles)
chief Iye Mackay, 4th of Strathnaver and his son were murdered at Dingwall Castle by Nicholas Sutherland, 1st of Duffus, head of one of the junior branches...
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of a 16th-century building. It was granted by the Clan Irvine to Arthur Dingwall in 1742 when he married into their family. The building was extended in...
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Clan Cumming (section Castles)
Comyn also held a number of royal castles through their role as hereditary sheriffs at Dingwall Castle, Banff Castle (in the north) and Wigtown in the...
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Shaun Dingwall (born 21 February 1970) is a British actor. He is known for his various roles on stage and screen. Dingwall has played leading roles in...
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The Dingwall Canal was a short tidal canal running from the town of Dingwall to the Cromarty Firth in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It was...
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by capturing the leader of the insurrection and imprisoned him at Dingwall Castle. Incensed, the revolting clans seized the Earl of Ross's second son...
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Clan Sutherland (section Castles)
junior branches, murdered the chief of the Clan Mackay and his heir at Dingwall Castle, where they had met in an attempt to patch up the feud. A retaliatory...
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Brahan Castle was situated 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west of Dingwall, in Easter Ross, Highland Scotland. The castle belonged to the Earls of Seaforth,...
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of Tarbat, once a stronghold of the Earls of Ross; the remains of Dingwall Castle, their original seat; and Eilean Donan in Loch Alsh, which was blown...
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this account, but he adds that the meeting actually took place at Dingwall Castle. Gordon also adds that one of arbiters was the Lord of the Isles. Historian...
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against the errant Earl of Ross was led by Alexander. After he captured Dingwall Castle and pressed his army into Lochaber, Ross relented and sought pardon...
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Munro of Milntown (section Milntown Castle)
there. Sir Andrew Munro at this time was also governor of the royal Dingwall Castle. Andrew Mor Munro, 2nd of Milntown was succeeded by his eldest son...
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designated "of Strathnaver". The chief was also from early times seated at Castle Varrich but later moved to Tongue House in Tongue, Highland. In the 17th...
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a primarily single-track railway line in the Scottish Highlands, from Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh. Many of the passengers are tourists, but there are...
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