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Kiltearn (
Kiltearn Old Parish Church, now a ruin, dates back to 1227 and is the historic burial place of the Munros.
According to 19th century historian Alexander Mackenzie,
Kiltearn (Gaelic
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: ''Cill Tighearna
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'') is a parish
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in Ross and Cromarty
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, Scotland
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. It is in the Presbytery of Ross
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. The local landowners since the 11th century reign of Malcolm II
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have been the Clan Munro
Clan Munro (; ) is a Highland Scottish clan. Historically the clan was based in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands. Traditional origins of the clan give its founder as Donald Munro who came from the north of Ireland and settled in Scotland i ...
.
The principal settlement is the village of Evanton
Evanton ( or ) is a small village in Easter Ross, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies between the River Sgitheach and the Allt Graad, is north of Inverness, some south-west of Alness, and northeast of Dingwall.
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, and the parish extends almost to Dingwall
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Dingwall Castle was once the biggest castle north ...
and about halfway to Alness
Alness (, ; ) is a town and civil parishes in Scotland, civil parish in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It lies near the mouth of the River Averon, near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon to the east, and the village of Evanton to ...
. The old Kiltearn church and burial ground are on the shore of the Cromarty Firth
The Cromarty Firth (; ; literally "kyles
. The church is ruinous but dates from 1790. The current church ( Free Church Continuing) is on the main street in Evanton.
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of Cromarty") is an arm of the Moray Firth in Scotland.
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The entrance to the Cromarty Firth is guarded by two precipitous headlands; the one on the north high and the one on the ...Old Parish Church
Kiltearn Old Parish Church, now a ruin, dates back to 1227 and is the historic burial place of the Munros.
According to 19th century historian Alexander Mackenzie, Robert Mor Munro, 15th Baron of Foulis
Robert Mor Munro, 15th Baron of Foulis (died 1588), and 18th chief of the Clan Munro was a 16th-century Scottish chief. He was known as Robert ''Mor'' on account of his large stature. He was the eldest son of Robert Munro, 14th Baron of Foulis. ...
who died in 1588 was the first Munro chief to be buried at Kiltearn and break away from his ancestor's usual custom of being buried at Chanonry
Chanonry Point (Scottish Gaelic: ''Rubha na Cananaich'') lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending into the Moray Firth between Fortrose and Rosemarkie on the Black Isle, Scotland.
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. George Munro, 1st of Obsdale (d.1589) was buried at Kiltearn.
Mackenzie also states that the following Munro chiefs were also buried at Kiltearn: Robert Munro, 16th Baron of Foulis (d.1589), Hector Munro, 17th Baron of Foulis
Hector Munro, 17th Baron of Foulis (died 1603), also known as the ''master of Foulis'', was a Scottish chief of the Highland, Scottish clan, Clan Munro. He is the 10th chief of Clan Munro who can be proved by contemporary evidence. He was seated at ...
(d.1603), Sir Robert Munro, 3rd Baronet (d.1666), Sir John Munro, 4th Baronet
Sir John Munro, 4th Baronet of Foulis (died ), 22nd Baron and 25th chief of the Clan Munro, was such a strenuous supporter of Presbyterianism, that, being of a large frame, he was known as "the Presbyterian mortar-piece."
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(d.1697), and Sir Robert Munro, 5th Baronet
Sir Robert Munro, 5th Baronet of Foulis (died 11 September 1729) was also 23rd Baron and 26th chief of the Clan Munro. He became blind and was known as the ''Blind Baron''.
Member of Parliament
Robert Munro was the eldest son of Sir John Munr ...
(d.1729).
The 16th century churchman Donald Munro was buried in Kiltearn, "a little to the east of the burial ground of the family of Foulis", although the grave is not marked.
The controversial minster Thomas Hog (d.1692) is also buried here. He was deposed from the parish in 1661, before returning from exile in 1688.
The Very Rev Murdoch MacQueen Moderator of the General Assembly
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of the Free Church of Scotland who died in 1912 is buried there. The churchyard contains several Polish war graves from the Second World War
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* * Ross and Cromarty Civil parishes of Scotland Parishes in Ross and Cromarty {{RossCromarty-geo-stub