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William Bruce Of Symbister
William Bruce of Symbister and Sumburgh (died 1624) was a Scottish landowner. William Bruce was a relation of Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie, Perthshire, who built Muness Castle on Unst. William Bruce's descendants built Symbister House at Symbister on Whalsay. Lawrence Bruce was appointed "Faud" of Shetland in 1571, an administrator for his half-brother, the Earl of Orkney. William Bruce came to Shetland to work as his deputy or clerk. Alexander Bruce of Cultmalindie married Jean Oliphant, a daughter of Lord Oliphant. William Bruce married Marjorie or Margaret Stewart (died 1607), a daughter of John Stewart, Commendator of Coldingham and Jean Hepburn. Marjorie Stewart's first husband was William Sinclair of Underhoull on Unst. He was a son of Oliver Sinclair of Brow, the previous Faud of Shetland, who died in 1570. Another son of the Faud, Matthew Sinclair of Ness, was murdered in 1602. William Bruce obtained lands at Sumburgh and Jarlshof in 1592. His wife Margaret Stewart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Bruce
Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie (20 January 1547 – August 1617) was the son of John Bruce of Cultmalindie and Eupheme Elphinstone. Easter Cultmalindie is a small hamlet or "fermtoun" in Tibbermore parish, Perthshire, Scotland. Laurence Bruce features in a number of traditional stories of Shetland. Background The Bruces of Cultmalindie were a minor branch of the Bruce family in Scotland, and were descendants of Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland (1306-1329). Laurence Bruce was the half brother of Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney. Earl Robert was the recognized illegitimate son of James V, King of Scotland, and Eupheme Elphinstone. Shetland and Muness About 1571 Laurence Bruce was appointed sheriff (the anglicised equivalent to the actual Norn-Scottish title of Foud or "faud", coming from the Norse term 'fogde', meaning approximately bailiff) of the Shetland Islands by Earl Robert. Accompanied by his nephew William Bruce of Crail (son of his full-brother Robert Bruce: altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumburgh
Sumburgh is a small settlement in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sumburgh is located at the south end of the Mainland on Sumburgh Head. Sumburgh Airport is just outside the village to the north. Sumburgh has a population of approximately 100. Jarlshof is situated to the west of Sumburgh, adjacent to Sumburgh Hotel. Sumburgh is within the parish of Dunrossness Dunrossness, (Old Norse: ''Dynrastarnes'' meaning "headland of the loud tide-race", referring to the noise of Sumburgh Roost) is the southernmost parish of Shetland, Scotland. Historically the name Dunrossness has usually referred to the area o .... References External links Undiscovered Scotland - Sumburgh Villages in Mainland, Shetland {{Shetland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1624 Deaths
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16th-century Scottish People
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Earlshall Castle
Earlshall Castle is a restored 16th century courtyard castle, near Leuchars Station about east of Leuchars, Fife, ScotlandCoventry, Martin (2001). ''The Castles of Scotland''. Musselburgh: Goblinshead. p. 164 Lindsay, Maurice (1986) ''The Castles of Scotland''. Constable. p. 219-221 It has been described as “a perfect example of a 16/17th century mansion”. History The castle was built by Sir William Bruce, a survivor of the Battle of Flodden, in 1546. One member of the family died at the battle of Worcester in 1651. Another, Sir Andrew, gained himself the name “Bloody Bruce” by hacking off the hands and head of Covenanter Richard Cameron after defeating him at the battle of Airds Moss during the Killing Time. The Bruce line was extinct by 1708. Henderson of Fordell inherited the castle and kept it until 1824. Due to lack of maintenance, the structure became derelict. In 1890, the property was purchased by Robert Mackenzie, a bleacher from Perth, who hired Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunino
:''See also Dunino, Poland.'' Dunino is a village and parish in the East Neuk of Fife. It is 10 km from the nearest town, St Andrews, and 8 km from the fishing village of Anstruther. It is a small village with no local shops or services. It had one primary school which was closed down in 2014. The civil parish has a population of 134 (in 2011).Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930 Nearby is Dunino Den. An ancient site of pagan and druidic worship it is named after Patrick Dunino, the original druid from Donegal. it is said to be haunted by the local populations and is often visited by spiritual people seeking guidance. The name derives from the Gaelic word for "fort of the assembly place" (''dùn'') and "assembly" (''aonach''). Notable people *Charles Rogers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittarthie Castle
Pittarthie Castle is the remains of what was a laird’s tower house in Fife, Scotland dating to the end of the sixteenth century. The ruins of the structure are located southwest of Dunino, and northwest of Anstruther.John Gifford: ''Fife'', "The Buildings of Scotland" Series, Penguin Books, 1988, pp. 43 and 346 The name is spelled Pittarthie and Pittairthie in extant records. The ruins are protected as a scheduled monument. History The present house was built around 1580 for James Monypenny of Pitmilly. Monypenny held the estate from the Patrick Adamson, the Archbishop of Saint Andrews. In 1598, Pittarthie Castle and the surrounding lands were granted to Andrew Logan of Easter Granton. The estate was later bought by Andrew Bruce, a son of William Bruce of Symbister, in 1636 or 1644. The house was remodeled by William Bruce of Pittarthie in 1653. In 1654 William Bruce inherited the property from his father, Andrew Bruce. Members of the Bruce family continued living in Pitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crail
Crail (); gd, Cathair Aile) is a former royal burgh, parish and community council area (Royal Burgh of Crail and District) in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The locality has an estimated population of 1,630 (2018). Etymology The name ''Crail'' was recorded in 1148 as ''Cherel'' and in 1153 as ''Karel''. The first element is the Pictish ''*cair'' (c.f. Welsh ''caer'') meaning "fort", though this word seems to have been borrowed into Gaelic. The second element may be either Gaelic ''ail'', "rocks", or more problematically Pictish ''*al''; no certain instance of this word exists in P-Celtic. However, if the generic element were Pictish, then this is likely of the specific. History The site on which the parish church is built appears to have religious associations that pre-date the parish church's foundation in early mediaeval times, as evidenced by an 8th-century cross-slab preserved in the church. The parish church was itself dedicated (in the 13th-century) to the early hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wormiston, Fife
Crail (); gd, Cathair Aile) is a former royal burgh, parish and community council area (Royal Burgh of Crail and District) in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The locality has an estimated population of 1,630 (2018). Etymology The name ''Crail'' was recorded in 1148 as ''Cherel'' and in 1153 as ''Karel''. The first element is the Pictish ''*cair'' (c.f. Welsh ''caer'') meaning "fort", though this word seems to have been borrowed into Gaelic. The second element may be either Gaelic ''ail'', "rocks", or more problematically Pictish ''*al''; no certain instance of this word exists in P-Celtic. However, if the generic element were Pictish, then this is likely of the specific. History The site on which the parish church is built appears to have religious associations that pre-date the parish church's foundation in early mediaeval times, as evidenced by an 8th-century cross-slab preserved in the church. The parish church was itself dedicated (in the 13th-century) to the early ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Spens (diplomat)
Sir James Spens (died 1632) was a Scottish adventurer, soldier and diplomat, much concerned with Scandinavian and Baltic affairs, and an important figure in recruiting Scottish and English soldiers for the Thirty Years' War. Raised to Swedish peerage as friherre Jacob Spens. Early life He was the son of David Spens of Wormiston (alternatively spelled ''Wormieston'' and ''Wormeston''), by his wife Margaret Learmonth, daughter of Sir Patrik Learmonth of Dairsie. His father formed one of the party which captured the regent Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox at Stirling in 1571, and was shot while trying to guard him from injury. Because of his treason, his estates were forfeited. In 1594 the son James was provost of Crail in Fife, and during the rising of Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell he was called on to find security for the borough. The Lewis expedition In 1598 Spens and other Scottish gentlemen, including his stepfather, Sir James Anstruther of that ilk, entered i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fife, Scotland
Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i.e. the historic counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire) and Clackmannanshire. By custom it is widely held to have been one of the major Pictish kingdoms, known as ''Fib'', and is still commonly known as the Kingdom of Fife within Scotland. A person from Fife is known as a ''Fifer''. In older documents the county was very occasionally known by the anglicisation Fifeshire. Fife is Scotland's third largest local authority area by population. It has a resident population of just under 367,000, over a third of whom live in the three principal towns, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes. The historic town of St Andrews is located on the northeast coast of Fife. It is well known for the University of St Andrews, the most ancient university o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarlshof
Jarlshof ( ) is the best-known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. It lies in Sumburgh, Mainland, Shetland and has been described as "one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles". It contains remains dating from 2500 BC up to the 17th century AD. The Bronze Age settlers left evidence of several small oval houses with thick stone walls and various artefacts including a decorated bone object. The Iron Age ruins include several different types of structures, including a broch and a defensive wall around the site. The Pictish period provides various works of art including a painted pebble and a symbol stone. The Viking Age ruins make up the largest such site visible anywhere in Britain and include a longhouse; excavations provided numerous tools and a detailed insight into life in Shetland at this time. The most visible structures on the site are the walls of the Scottish period fortified manor house, which inspired the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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