Contullich Castle
Contullich Castle is an abandoned castle a few kilometers northwest of the town of Alness in the eastern part of the Scottish county of Ross-shire (now part of the Highland administrative unit ).
The castle is said to have come from at least the 11th century. In 1379 Euphemia, 6th Countess of Ross , confirmed the lands of Contullich and the fortress to her cousin Hugh Munro, 9th Baron of Foulis .
In the early 16th century, Andrew Munro, 3rd of Milntown , received many lands, including Contullich and Kildermorie in the parish of Alness. He was called Black Andrew of the Seven Castles because he had a castle on each of his properties, including Contullich Castle and Milntown Castle .
In the second half of the 16th century, the lands of Contullich fell to Hector Munro, 1st of Contullich and Fyrish , the younger son of Robert Munro, 14th Baron of Foulis , and younger brother of Robert Mor Munro, 15th Baron of Foulis .
In the 17th century the castle was the seat of General Robert Munro of the Munros of Obsdale , who fought in the Thirty Years' War , the Episcopal Wars , and the Irish Confederate Wars. In 1620 Robert Munro had "a good house" built in Contullich. The small castle was replaced by a farmhouse at the end of the 18th century.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Contullich Castle . The Highland Council. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ Martin Coventry, Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans . 2008. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1 . P. 441.
- ↑ Alexander Mackenzie: History of the Munros of Fowlis . 1898. pp. 13-17.
- ^ A b c R. W. Munro: Mapping the Clan Munro . Clan Munro (Association). Lindsay & Co, Edinburgh 1987.
- ↑ Alexander Mackenzie: History of the Munros of Fowlis . 1898. p. 267.
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Coordinates: 57 ° 42 ′ 19 ″ N , 4 ° 17 ′ 15 ″ W.