Content deleted Content added
Kj cheetham (talk | contribs) →Castles: add Muckrach Castle |
Kj cheetham (talk | contribs) m →15th and 16th centuries: add wl |
||
Line 38:
===15th and 16th centuries===
The next available reference is of Duncan le Grant in 1434, and later, Sir Duncan Grant of Freuchie (Castle Grant), who inherited land in [[River Dulnain|Dulnain]] valley in upper Speyside from his mother, Matilda of Glencarnie. Her family had partially owned it since 1180, when the Crown gave Kinveachy (approximately ten miles southwest of Castle Grant) to [[Gille Brigte, Earl of Strathearn]].
By the 16th century the clan and its chief had become powerful enough to play a part in national politics.<ref name="Grant3"/> Their main allies being the [[Clan Gordon]], whose chief was the powerful [[Earl of Huntly]].<ref name="Grant3">{{cite book |last=Grant |first=Calum |year=1997 |title=The Grants |publisher=Lang Syne Publishers Ltd |page=15 |isbn=1-85217-048-4}}</ref>
| |||