Old Photograph Tor Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Tor Castle near Elgin, Scotland. A seat of the Comyns or Cummings of Altyre. It was built in the 15th and extended periodically until the 17th century.

The Scottish surname Cummings is probably Norman-Breton in origin. It was introduced initially into England, by the followers of William the Conqueror at or after the battle of Hastings in 1066. The derivation is from either a pre 7th century personal name, originally, Cumine, or Comyn, and thought to derive from the Breton, Celtic element, can, meaning, bent, crooked, and a common element in such surnames as Campbell and Cameron, or from the French town of Comines. In Scotland, the family founded by William Comyn, grew to be one of the most powerful in the country. In so doing they held at one time the Earldoms of both Angus and Atholl, Perthshire.



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