Dingwall Castle
Dingwall Castle was a medieval fort and a royal castle in the town of Dingwall in the east of the Scottish county of Ross-shire (now the Highland administrative division ).
history
It is believed that Norwegian settlers built the castle in the 11th century.
Scottish Wars of Independence
During the Scottish Wars of Independence , the castle was garrisoned by King Edward I of England's troops. It was later taken for King Robert the Bruce by Scottish troops under the leadership of Uilleam, 3rd Earl of Ross .
From the castle, the Earl of Ross (Clan chief of the Ross ) led his men against the English in 1314 in the battle of Bannockburn . As a reward for this, King Robert lent him the castle, the town and the lands in 1321.
Murder in the castle
In 1370 there was a feud between William of Moravia, 5th Earl of Sutherland , (clan chief of the Sutherlands ) and Iye Mackay, 4th Earl of Strathnaver , (clan chief of the Mackays ). A meeting of the two was arranged at Dingwall Castle to settle their dispute. But Ive Mackay and his son Donald Mackay were both killed in the castle by Nicholas Sutherland , brother of the Earl of Sutherland, in their sleep.
duel
At the beginning of the 15th century a duel is said to have taken place between the governor of the castle, who was appointed by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany , and Thomas Munro , brother of Hugh Munro, 9th Baron of Foulis , (clan chief of the Munros ). The two met in the village of Maryburgh , and after an argument, Dirks were drawn and a duel took place in which Munro killed the governor of the castle. The Scottish Castle Association notes that the new governor of the castle was "murdered" by one of the Munros and replaced by one of the MacKay clan .
Captured by the Lord of the Isles
In 1411, Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles , (clan chief of the Donalds ) captured Dingwall Castle as part of his efforts to obtain Earldom Ross. This happened just before the Battle of Harlaw .
In 1438, the next following clan chief of the Donalds, Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross , was officially recognized as Earl of Ross and took up his residence at Dingwall Castle. His son, John of Islay, Earl of Ross , was not so successful; Earldom Ross was confiscated and the castle returned to royal property in 1475. John Munro, 11th Baron of Foulis , was then appointed governor of the castle, who was succeeded by Andrew Munro, 2nd of Milntown . The next governor was Sir James Dunbar from 1488 .
16th Century
In 1507, Andrew Stewart , the Bishop of Caithness , had Dingwall Castle rebuilt after the castle was stormed by the Donalds and Mackenzies. Later governors were John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl (1516–1522), John, Earl of Moray , (brother of King James V ), David Sinclair (-1550), George Munro, 4th of Milntoun , (also " of Docharty ”; 1561), Andrew Keith, 1st Lord Dingwall (1584) and Sir John Preston, Earl of Desmond (1605).
Decline
The Crown gave up Dingwall Castle around 1600 and it later fell into ruin. After the death of King James VI. In 1625 the castle was no longer maintained. It was used as a quarry until 1817, when it was finally leveled and only a few fragments remained.
tunnel
There is still a tunnel that leads from the site of the old Dingwall Castle to the basement of the nearby Tulloch Castle . The tunnel collapsed today, but the corridor can be seen through a vent on the lawn in front of Tulloch Castle.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e David MacDonald: A Bríef History of Dingwall . Dingwall website. Archived from the original on December 24, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
- ^ A b Robert Mackay: History of the House and Clan of Mackay . 1829. p. 47 (Quotation from: Robert Gordon: A Genealogical History of the Earldom of Sutherland .)
- ↑ Alexander Mackenzie: History of the Munros of Fowlis . 1898. p. 12.
- ↑ a b c d e f Scottish Castles Association: Dingwall Castle at the Association for Scottish Castles . www.scottishcastlesassociation.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- ↑ William Anderson: The Scottish nation: or, The surnames, families, literature, honors, and biographical history of the people of Scotland . Fullarton 1862. pp. 37-38.
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Coordinates: 57 ° 35 ′ 51.7 " N , 4 ° 25 ′ 19" W.