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Aberscross Castle was a castle near the deserted village at Aberscross, near Dornoch, Highland in Scotland. The castle was once the home of Murrays of...

an exclusive country club. Aberscross Castle near Dornoch, Sutherland was the seat of the Murrays or Morrays of Aberscross, a sept of the Clan Sutherland...

The Murrays (or Morays) of Aberscross (or Aberscors) were a minor noble Scottish family who were seated at Aberscross Castle, in the county of Sutherland...

This is a list of castles in the Highland council area of Scotland. Castles in Scotland List of castles in Scotland List of listed buildings in Highland...

Clan Sutherland in the far north. Most notably the Murrays or Morays of Aberscross who were the principal vassals of the Earl of Sutherland and were charged...

Torran Dubh in 1517 against the Clan Gunn, Clan Ross and the Murrays of Aberscross. All genealogies of the clan agree that the next chief was the undisputed...

Rosslyn Chapel nearby. Castle Sinclair Girnigoe, near Wick, Caithness was once thought of as two castles: Castle Sinclair and Castle Girnigoe, however later...

charter. In 1494, the Murrays of Aberscross were also in dispute with the Kinnaird family over the ownership of Skelbo Castle which eventually went to the...

have been the ancestors of the Murrays of Aberscross. As septs of the Clan Sutherland, the Murrays of Aberscross were the principal vassals of the Earls...

Islay were attacked and routed at Skibo by the forces of Neil Murray of Aberscross, the principal vassal and sept of the Clan Sutherland, who had been sent...

Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland, in 1631, Alexander Murray ("Morray") of Aberscross ("Abiscors") died after a fall from a stair. He left one son and two daughters...

afterwards Donald Mackay again invaded Sutherland and marched as far as Skibo Castle and encamped there. Historian Angus Mackay disputes the version of background...

Sutherland's force consisted primarily of the Murrays (or Morays) of Aberscross who despite their name were not part of the Clan Murray in Atholl, but...

Mowat of Bucholly. Neil and Morgan both married daughters of Murray of Aberscross and in the service of Murray and the Earl of Sutherland, they attacked...

Battle of Pinkie in 1547. Another of Mackay's daughters married Murray of Aberscross. In 1550 or 1551, William Murray of the family of Pulrossie murdered John...

was his brother Donald, and on the other side was killed John Murray of Aberscross. Shortly after this the Mackays burned the town of Pitfure in Strathfleet...

to Gordon, during Robert's chiefship, his clan led by Angus Moray of Aberscross fought against the Clan Mackay at the Battle of Drumnacoub. This battle...

Caithness was initially defeated by Sutherland's vassals the Murrays of Aberscross, but he returned to besiege the Murrays at Dornoch after which several...

de Moravia is also believed to have been the ancestor of the Murray of Aberscross family in Sutherland. The surname de Moravia meaning "of Moray" or "of...

were repulsed by the local clans of Clan Sutherland and the Murrays of Aberscross. In 1455, John MacDonald of Islay, Earl of Ross had entered into a secret...