- Gaelic:
Mac Mhic Ailein) and
today both the
chief and clan are
recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the
heraldic judge in Scotland. The
MacDonalds...
-
expansion is
explained in part by the
loyalty of Sir Neil
Campbell (Niall
mac Caile) (died 1316) to the
cause of
Robert the Bruce, a
loyalty that was rewarded...
- all of
these have male and
female forms depending on the bearer, e.g. all
Mac-
names become Nic- if the
person is female. Some of the
Scottish Gaelic surnames...
- The
Kessock Ferry used to ply
between Inverness and the
Black Isle,
across the
Beauly Firth. It was
withdrawn on the
opening of the
Kessock Bridge in...
-
North Kessock (Gaelic:
Ceasag a
Tuath or
Aiseag Cheasaig) is a
village on the
Black Isle
north of Inverness.
North Kessock is the
first village encountered...
- Sir
Alexander Malcolm MacEwen (10
January 1875 – 29 June 1941) was a
Scottish politician and
solicitor who
served as the
inaugural leader of the Scottish...
- Culbokie, Resolis, Jemimaville, Rosemarkie, Avoch, Munlochy, Tore, and
North Kessock, as well as
numerous smaller settlements.
About 12,000
people live on the...
- the
MacLennans
pillaged Tain and
Chanonry after which,
marching eastward, they
encamped on
rising ground between Munlochy, and the
ferry of
Kessock. The...
- The
stadium is
situated beside the
Moray Firth, in the
shadow of the
Kessock Bridge. Its
construction was
promised in
their election to the Scottish...
-
Fuaran Priseag ("The
Precious Well") was said to have been
blessed by
Saint Kessock and
could treat weak and sore eyes, as well as
expelling evil and shielding...
