What clan, hailing from a 13th century tower house, did Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie descend from?
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Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie (died 11 August 1332) was a member of the Scottish nobility who served as the Lord Chamberlain of Scotland and also as the Sheriff of Stirling and Sheriff of Kincardine. He was a descendant of the Clan Fraser members deriving from Oliver Castle. Alexander died at the Battle of Dupplin Moor.
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Oliver Castle Oliver Castle was a medieval tower house, located in the upper Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders. The site of the hillfort known as Oliver Castle is to the north of the village of Tweedsmuir, although the site of the tower house is less certain. Mentioned in a document of c.1200, it was originally part of the line of peel towers along the Tweed Valley. It was replaced in the seventeenth century by a house, which was itself replaced in the late 18th century by the present Oliver House. For most of its existence the property has been owned by members of the Tweedie family.
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Clan Pollock Clan Pollock is an armigerous Scottish clan whose origin lies in a grant of land on the southern bank of the River Clyde, courtesy of King David I, to the sons of Fulbert "the Saxon" from Walter fitz Alan, the 1st High Steward of Scotland, in the 12th century. It is among the oldest recorded surnames in Scotland. The clan is a sept of Clan Maxwell.
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Patrick I, Earl of Dunbar Patrick I (1152 – 1232), Earl of Dunbar and lord of Beanley, was a 13th-century Anglo-Scottish noble.
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Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet (18 September 1936 – 5 May 1987), formerly 2nd Baron Fraser of Allander, was chairman of the House of Fraser, Harrods, George Outram (company), and Whyte and Mackay. He lived at Mugdock, near Milngavie, Scotland. He was the son of Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of Allander, and inherited the Barony of Fraser of Allander on his father's death in 1966, but disclaimed it for life the same year. He has a daughter, Patricia. He was not related to the politician Sir Hugh Fraser.
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Clan Colquhoun Clan Colquhoun (Scottish Gaelic: "Clann a' Chombaich" ] ) is a Scottish clan.
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Leod Macgilleandrais Leod Macgilleandrais is purported to have been a 14th-century Scotsman, who lived in the north-west of Scotland. He is known from clan traditions, which date to the late 17th century. According to these traditions, Leod was a follower of the Earl of Ross, and that he was an enemy of the Mackenzies of Kintail. He is said to have captured one of the early Mackenzie chiefs, and was then later killed by the slain chief's son sometime in the 14th century. His memory is preserved in the place where he is said to have been slain. According to at least one version of the tradition, Leod was survived by a son named "Paul". Several historians in 19th and early 20th centuries equated this son to Paul Mactire.
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Castle Varrich Castle Varrich (Scottish Gaelic: "Caisteal Bharraich" ) is in the far north of the Scottish Highlands, near the village of Tongue. The castle is on a local high point of rock, overlooking both the Kyle of Tongue and the village of Tongue. The castle's precise origins and age are unknown.
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Macalister Macalister, MacAlister, MacAllister and their variants are forms of a Gaelic surname which means 'son of Alisdair'. The name originated in Scotland and belonged to a branch of the Clan Donald; they became an independent clan in 1493. From about the thirteenth century, MacAlisters were settling in the Glens of Northern Ireland, and they became numerous there.
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Craiglockhart Castle Craiglockhart Castle is a ruined tower house in the Craiglockhart district of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated in the Craiglockhart Campus of Edinburgh Napier University, to the north of Wester Craiglockhart Hill. Historic Scotland record that the tower was built by the Lockharts of Lee in the 15th century, although other sources state that it was the work of the Kincaid family during the 12th century. It was originally four storeys high, but now only the first and part of the second storey remain. The tower measures 8.7 by , and the walls are 1.5 m thick. The ruin is protected as a category B listed building, and as a scheduled monument.
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MacMhuirich bardic family The MacMhuirich bardic family, known in Scottish Gaelic as Clann MacMhuirich and Clann Mhuirich, was a prominent family of bards and other professionals in 15th to 18th centuries. The family was centred in the Hebrides, and claimed descent from a 13th-century Irish bard who, according to legend, was exiled to Scotland. The family was at first chiefly employed by the Lords of the Isles as poets, lawyers, and physicians. With the fall of the Lordship of the Isles in the 15th century, the family was chiefly employed by the chiefs of the MacDonalds of Clanranald. Members of the family were also recorded as musicians in the early 16th century, and as clergymen possibly as early as the early 15th century.
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Clan Lennox Clan Lennox is a Lowland Scottish clan. The clan chiefs were the original Earls of Lennox, although this title went via an heiress to other noble families in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The chiefship of the clan then went to the Lennox of Woodehead branch.
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Sir Hugh Munro, 8th Baronet Sir Hugh Munro, 8th Baronet (of Foulis), born 25 October 1763, was a Scottish noble and also the chief of the Clan Munro, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. By tradition he was also the twenty-sixth Baron of Foulis. Before he died a dispute took place over the legitimacy of his daughter, resulting in a lawsuit.
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Udny Castle Udny Castle is a tower house in the parish of Udny, southwest of the village of Pitmedden and northeast of the hamlet of Udny Green, Aberdeenshire, in the northeast of Scotland. The area is generally flat but the castle is sited on the highest ground and can be seen for a considerable distance. Its exact construction date is unknown, but its foundations probably date from the late 14th or early 15th century. Additional storeys were added and a later extension, described as a "modern mansion", was incorporated but subsequently demolished. It is a Category A listed building.
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Francis Napier, 15th Lord Napier Francis David Charles Napier, Lord Napier and Ettrick (born 3 November 1962) is a Scottish nobleman, the hereditary chief of the Napiers. He is the son of Nigel, 14th Lord Napier and Delia Mary Pearson, daughter of Major Archibald David Barclay Pearson.
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Kilravock Castle Kilravock Castle (pronounced "Kilrawk") is located near the village of Croy, between Inverness and Nairn, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It was begun around 1460, and has been the seat of the Clan Rose since that time. The castle is a composite of a 15th-century tower house and several later additions. The original name for the castle was "Cill Rathaig"; Scottish Gaelic meaning "church at the small circular fort".
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Umfraville Umfraville is the name of an English baronial family, derived from Amfreville in Normandy. Members of this family obtained lands in Northumberland, including Redesdale and Prudhoe, from the Norman kings, and a later member, Gilbert de Umfraville (died 1245), married Matilda, daughter of Malcolm, earl of Angus, and obtained this Scottish earldom.
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Hugh Fraser, 3rd Lord Lovat Hugh Fraser, 3rd Lord Fraser of Lovat (c. 1494 – 15 July 1544) was a Scottish peer and Chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat from 1524 until 1544.
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Woodhouselee Woodhouselee is an estate in Midlothian in the parish of Glencorse. It has been owned by gentry including William Tytler and Alexander Fraser Tytler. There is a mansion, now called Firth House, and the ruined 16th-century castle of Old Woodhouselee which was owned by James Hamilton, who assassinated the Regent of Scotland – the first recorded assassination with a firearm.
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Clan Stewart Clan Stewart (Gaelic: "Stiùbhart") is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan is recognised by Court of the Lord Lyon; however, it does not have a clan chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. Because the clan has no chief it can be considered an armigerous clan; however, the Earls of Galloway are now considered to be the principal branch of this clan, and the crest and motto of The Earls of Galloway's arms are used in the Clan Stewart crest badge. The Court of the Lord Lyon recognises two other 'Stewart' clans, Clan Stuart of Bute and Clan Stewart of Appin. Clan Stuart of Bute is the only 'Stewart' clan at present which has a recognised chief.
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Malcolm Fleming, Earl of Wigtown Malcolm Fleming, Earl of Wigtown († 1363) was the son of Robert Fleming, a Stewart vassal and holder of the lands of Fulwood and Cumbernauld, who died sometime before 1314. He was the "foster-father" of King David II of Scotland and became the first man to hold the title Earl of Wigtown.
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Clan Bannerman Clan Bannerman (Scottish Gaelic: "Mac a' Bhrataich" ) is a Lowland Scottish clan.