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Clan Lindsay
Clan Lindsay is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands. History Origins of the clan The Lindsays were prominent in both England and Scotland from the late 11th century. The name most likely derives from the region of Lindsey in England (the name of which comes from the Old English for "island of Lincoln"), from where the family originated. In Domesday Book, Sir Baldric de Lindsay of Hemingby is recorded as holding a number of estates in Lindsey in 1086. Sir Baldric's sons, Sir Walter and William de Lindsay accompanied David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon, to claim his throne. William's son, William de Lindsay, sat in the Parliament of 1164 and was later a justiciar. William Lindsay held the lands of Crawford and Luffness. The chief's premier title was later Earl of Crawford. His son, Sir William Lindsay, who sat in Parliament as Baron of Luffness in East Lothian, married Alice de Limesi, and from their younger son Sir William Lindsay, dapifer to the High Steward of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Lowlands
The Lowlands ( sco, Lallans or ; gd, a' Ghalldachd, , place of the foreigners, ) is a cultural and historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Lowlands and the Highlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands. Geography The Lowlands is not an official geographical or administrative area of the country. There are two main topographic regions: the Lowlands and the Southern Uplands. The term "Lowlands" mainly refers to the Central Lowlands. However, in normal usage it refers to those parts of Scotland not in the Highlands (or Gàidhealtachd). The boundary is usually considered to be a line between Stonehaven and Helensburgh (on the Firth of Clyde). The Lowlands lie south and east of the line. Note that some parts of the Lowlands (such as the Southern Uplands) are not physically "low," Merrick for example reaching , while some areas indisputably in the Highlands (such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standing Council Of Scottish Chiefs
The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs (SCSC) is the organisation that represents the Chiefs of many prominent Scottish Clans and Families. It describes itself as "the definitive and authoritative body for information on the Scottish Clan System". History The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs was founded in 1952 by Diana Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll, who at the time held the title of Lord High Constable of Scotland.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan and Family Encyclopedia.'' London: Collins, 1994. . Page 30. The present Convenor is Donald MacLaren, Chief of the Clan MacLaren. The objectives of the SCSC are stated in its constitution: The Objects of the Council, which is non-political, are to consider matters affecting Scottish Chiefs and the Clans and Names which they represent and to submit their views and interests to HM Government, to Departments of State, the Scottish Government, to Local Authorities, to Press and Public, to Associations connected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward Of Scotland
Walter Stewart (G. W. S. Barrow, ‘Stewart family (per. c.1110–c.1350)’, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004.9 April 1327) was the 6th Hereditary High Steward of Scotland and was the father of King Robert II of Scotland, the first Stewart monarch. Origins He was born at Bathgate Castle, West Lothian, Scotland, the eldest son and heir of James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland (c.1260-1309) by his third wife Giles (Latinised to ''Egidia'') de Burgh, a daughter of the Irish nobleman Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster. Career At the age of 21 Walter fought against the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314Simpson, David, ''The Genealogical and Chronological History of the Stuarts'', Edinburgh, 1713. where according to some sources, together with Douglas he commanded the left wing of the Scots' army,Anderson, William, ''The Scottish Nation'', Edinburgh, 1867, vol.ix, p. 513, states he was 21 years of age at Bannockburn. but acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Declaration Of Arbroath
The Declaration of Arbroath ( la, Declaratio Arbroathis; sco, Declaration o Aiberbrothock; gd, Tiomnadh Bhruis) is the name usually given to a letter, dated 6 April 1320 at Arbroath, written by Scottish barons and addressed to Pope John XXII. It constituted King Robert I's response to his excommunication for disobeying the pope's demand in 1317 for a truce in the First War of Scottish Independence. The letter asserted the antiquity of the independence of the Kingdom of Scotland, denouncing English attempts to subjugate it. Generally believed to have been written in Arbroath Abbey by Bernard of Kilwinning (or of Linton), then Chancellor of Scotland and Abbot of Arbroath, and sealed by fifty-one magnates and nobles, the letter is the sole survivor of three created at the time. The others were a letter from the King of Scots, Robert I, and a letter from four Scottish bishops which all made similar points. The ''Declaration'' was intended to assert Scotland's status as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamberlain Of Scotland
Holders of the office of Lord Chamberlain of Scotland are known from about 1124. It was ranked by King Malcolm as the third great Officer of State, called ''Camerarius Domini Regis'', and had a salary of £200 per annum allotted to him. He anciently collected the revenues of the Crown, at least before Scotland had a Treasurer, of which office there is no vestige until the restoration of King James I when he disbursed the money necessary for the maintenance of the King's Household. The Great Chamberlain had jurisdiction for judging of all crimes committed within burgh, and of the crime of forestalling; and was in effect Justice-General over the burghs, and held Chamberlain-ayrs every year for that purpose; the form whereof is set down in ''Iter Camerarii'', the Chamberlain-ayr. He was a supreme judge and his Decrees could not be questioned by any inferior judicatory. His sentences were to be put into execution by the baillies of burghs. He also settled the prices of provisions with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David De Lindsay Of The Byres
David de Lindsay, Lord of Barnweill and Byres (died 1279), was a Scottish knight and crusader. A minor baronial lord, he was the son of David de Lindsay and held lands in East Lothian and South Ayrshire. He became Justiciar of Lothian under Alexander II of Scotland in 1241. This position had been held by his father earlier in the century. He rose to further national prominence as a supporter of the Comyns during the minority of Alexander III of Scotland, becoming a regent in 1255 and royal Lord Chamberlain of Scotland in 1255 serving until 1257. He went on the Ninth Crusade with Prince Edward, and died in Egypt, c. 1279. Family David married Margaret de Lindsay, possibly of the Lamberton Lindsay family, they are known to have had the following known issue: * Alexander Lindsay of Barnweill (died 1308), had issue. *William Lindsay of Symington, married Alicia Lockhart, had issue. Citations References * Barrow, G.W.S., "The Justiciar", ''The Kingdom of the Scots'', (Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David De Lindsay
Sir David de Lindsay (died 1214), Lord of Crawford and Ercildum (now Earlston), known as "the elder" to distinguish him from his son, was an Anglo-Scottish baron of the 12th and 13th century. Life Lindsay was the eldest son of William de Lindsay and Aleanora de Limesay. David held the position of Justiciar of Lothian, a post which his father had once held, with Gervase Avenel from 1208 until his death in 1214. Marriage and issue He married Marjorie, said to be an illegitimate daughter of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon, however more chronologically likely to have been an illegitimate daughter of David, Earl of Huntingdon, they are known to have had the following issue: *David de Lindsay (died 1240), married Christiana de Limesi, without issue. *Gerard de Lindsay (died 1249), succeeded his brother, without issue. *Alice de Lindsay, married Henry de Pinkeney, heiress of her brothers, with issue. Citations References * Barrow, G.W.S., "The Justiciar", ''The Kingdom of the Scots'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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East Lothian
East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. In 1975, the historic county was incorporated for local government purposes into Lothian Region as East Lothian District, with some slight alterations of its boundaries. The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 later created East Lothian as one of 32 modern council areas. East Lothian lies south of the Firth of Forth in the eastern central Lowlands of Scotland. It borders Edinburgh to the west, Midlothian to the south-west and the Scottish Borders to the south. Its administrative centre and former county town is Haddington while the largest town is Musselburgh. Haddingtonshire has ancient origins and is named in a charter of 1139 as ''Hadintunschira'' and in another of 1141 as ''Hadintunshire''. Three of the county's towns were designated as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luffness
Luffness is a hamlet in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies between the towns of Gullane and Aberlady and is approximately 20 miles east of Edinburgh. History Most of the houses in Luffness are traditional farm cottages; among its notable buildings are Luffness Castle (also known as Luffness House) and Luffness Mill. Luffness New golf course is part of the fine selection of courses in the area, and the Myreton Motor Museum is nearby. Gallery Image:Luffness Mill House3.jpg, Entrance to Luffness Mill House Image:Luffness Mains Farm.jpg, Luffness Mains Farm Image:Luffness01.jpg, Old home in Luffness Image:Luffness Mill House2.jpg, Luffness Mill House Image:NewLuffnessGolf-October-1894.JPG, Old Tom Morris (''seated far left'') on 11 October 1894 at the New Luffness Competition. See also *List of places in East Lothian ''Map of places in East Lothian compiled from this list'' The List of places in East Lothian is a list for any town, village, hamlet (place), hamlet, castle, golf cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crawford, South Lanarkshire
Crawford is a village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Crawford is close to the source of the River Clyde and the M74 motorway, southeast of Glasgow and northwest of Carlisle. It has a population of around 300 people and a school. History The village is close to an old Roman road and has links with Sir William Wallace (see Crawford Castle Crawford Castle, substantially in ruins, is located on the north bank of the River Clyde, around half a mile north of Crawford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The ruins stand on an earlier motte and bailey earthwork. The castle is also known as L ...). Recent archaeological excavations have shown that this was the site of a Roman fort between 80 and 140 AD, housing perhaps 300 soldiers. Crawford is also said to be one of the most haunted villages in Scotland. The old Post Horn Inn, which dated from the 1400s and was made larger around 1744, was the 8th stop from Edinburgh to London, having accommodated important clients as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William De Lindsay
Sir William de Lindsay (died c.1200), Lord of Ercildum, Crawford, Baron of Luffness, Justiciar of Lothian was a 12th-century Scottish noble. Life Lindsay was a son of Walter de Lindsay. William inherited half moiety of the barony of Cavendish, Suffolk, through his wife Aleanora, as heiress to her nephew Hugh de Limesay. During 1164 he sat in the Scottish Parliament as Baron of Luffness. After King William I of Scotland was captured in 1174 at the Battle of Alnwick, William was provided as a hostage for William I at Falaise, Normandy. He held the office of Justiciar of Lothian between 1189 and 1199. Marriage and issue He married Alienora de Limesi (Aleanora de Limesay), daughter of Gerard, Lord of Limesay and Amicia de Bidun, they had the following known issue: * David de Lindsay of Crawford and Ercildum (died 1214), married Marjorie de Huntingdon, had issue. * Walter de Lindsay of Molesworth and Lamberton (died 1221), had issue. Note some sources such as Stringer (1985) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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