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Urquhart Bay Wood
Urquhart may refer to: * Urquhart, Moray, a village in the parish of Urquhart in the county of Moray, Scotland * Urquhart (surname), a surname (and list of people with the surname) * Clan Urquhart, a Scottish clan * Urquhart and Glenmoriston, a parish in the county of Inverness-shire, Highland, Scotland, see List of listed buildings in Urquhart and Glenmoriston ** Urquhart Castle * Urquhart and Logie Wester Urquhart and Logie Wester is a parish within the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It is situated in the area known as the Black Isle and is in the Highland (council area). History The parishes of Urquhart and Logiebride were united to for ..., a parish in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland * Urquhart, Georgia, a community in the United States See also * Glen Urquhart (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urquhart, Moray
Urquhart (; gd, Urchard) is a small village in Moray, Scotland. It is approximately east of Elgin, between the villages of Lhanbryde and Garmouth. Urquhart had a population of 420 (as of the 2001 Census). Barony of Urquhart history Mary Queen of Scots, the Dowager Queen of France, in 1561 rewarded her trusted friend, and most loyal supporter George Seton, 7th Lord Seton, with the stewardship of the estates of Pluscarden Priory and four years later, she gave the Priory to his son, her godson, Alexander Seton. During the troubled years that followed, the Setons lost possession, but they regained control in 1581 when Alexander was appointed Commendator. They subsequently retained it when, six years later, the monastery was dissolved and its rich lands, scattered across the southern plains of Moray Firth from the approaches to Castle Urquhart in the west to Urquhart-on-Spey in the east, were erected into a barony for him, providing him with the title of Urquhart when he became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urquhart (surname)
Urquhart ( , ) is a Scottish surname. It is a habitational name, that can be derived from any of four places with the name. Other places named ''Urquhart'', including one by Loch Ness, are derived from the Brythonic elements ''ar'', meaning "on", "by"; and ''cardden'', meaning "thicket". The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname is Urchardan. Notable people named Urquhart Academics *Alasdair Urquhart (born 1945) Scottish professor of philosophy * Francis Fortescue Urquhart (1868–1934), English academic * Kenneth Trist Urquhart (1932–2012), American historian and 27th Clan Urquhart chief Arts * Craig Urquhart, American pianist and composer *Felicity Urquhart (born 1976), Australian country music singer-songwriter *Isabelle Urquhart (1865–1907), American stage actress and contralto * Jim Urquhart, America photographer and photojournalist * Mary Cora Urquhart (1859–1936), American actress *Molly Urquhart Molly Sinclair Urquhart (6 January 1906 – 6 October 1977) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Urquhart
Urquhart () is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan dates to the 13th–century and is most associated with the area of Cromarty. In modern times there are two parishes in Scotland named Urquhart, one in Elgin and one on the Black Isle. There is also most famously Urquhart Castle, by Glen Urquhart and on the banks of Loch Ness, which takes its name from the old barony of Urquhart. History William de Urchard is said to have defended the Moote of Cromarty in the time of William Wallace against supporters of the English Crown. From the reign of David II of Scotland, the Urquhart chiefs were hereditary sheriffs of Cromarty. 16th–century and Anglo Scottish wars Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty is said to have sired 25 sons in the early sixteenth–century. However seven of these sons were killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh in 1547. Another Thomas Urquhart was born on the day of the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh and was knighted by James VI of Scotland. 17th–century and Civil War T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urquhart And Glenmoriston
Urquhart may refer to: * Urquhart, Moray, a village in the parish of Urquhart in the county of Moray, Scotland * Urquhart (surname), a surname (and list of people with the surname) * Clan Urquhart, a Scottish clan * Urquhart and Glenmoriston, a parish in the county of Inverness-shire, Highland, Scotland, see List of listed buildings in Urquhart and Glenmoriston ** Urquhart Castle * Urquhart and Logie Wester Urquhart and Logie Wester is a parish within the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It is situated in the area known as the Black Isle and is in the Highland (council area). History The parishes of Urquhart and Logiebride were united to for ..., a parish in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland * Urquhart, Georgia, a community in the United States See also * Glen Urquhart (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Listed Buildings In Urquhart And Glenmoriston ...
This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Urquhart and Glenmoriston in Highland, Scotland. List Key See also * List of listed buildings in Highland Notes References * All entries, addresses and coordinates are based on data froHistoric Scotland This data falls under thOpen Government Licence {{Reflist Urquhart And Glenmoriston Urquhart may refer to: * Urquhart, Moray, a village in the parish of Urquhart in the county of Moray, Scotland * Urquhart (surname), a surname (and list of people with the surname) * Clan Urquhart, a Scottish clan * Urquhart and Glenmoriston, a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle (; gd, Caisteal na Sròine) is a ruined castle that sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland. The castle is on the A82 road, south-west of Inverness and east of the village of Drumnadrochit. The present ruins date from the 13th to the 16th centuries, though built on the site of an early medieval fortification. Founded in the 13th century, Urquhart played a role in the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century. It was subsequently held as a royal castle and was raided on several occasions by the MacDonald Earls of Ross. The castle was granted to the Clan Grant in 1509, though conflict with the MacDonalds continued. Despite a series of further raids the castle was strengthened, only to be largely abandoned by the middle of the 17th century. Urquhart was partially destroyed in 1692 to prevent its use by Jacobite forces, and subsequently decayed. In the 20th century, it was placed in state care as a scheduled monument and opened to the publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urquhart And Logie Wester
Urquhart and Logie Wester is a parish within the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It is situated in the area known as the Black Isle and is in the Highland (council area). History The parishes of Urquhart and Logiebride were united to form one parish in 1845. Logiebride forms the western half of the parish hence Logie Wester, and Urquhart forms the eastern half. Both Urquhart and Logiebride previously had their own parish churches, both of which are now in ruins. However today there are several more modern churches in the parish of Urquhart and Logie Wester. The Battle of Logiebride took place in 1597. A medieval parish and a parish for civil and religious purposes from the sixteenth century until 1975. The boundaries of the civil parish were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.ScotlandsPlaces, Parish Urquhart and Logie Wester The largest village within the parish is Conon Bridge. Other settlements within the parish include the village Easter Kinkell, the hamlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urquhart, Georgia
Urquhart is an unincorporated community in Early County, in the U.S. state of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the .... History The community was named after Dr. J. Q. Urquhart, a country physician. References Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Early County, Georgia {{EarlyCountyGA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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