Inverlochy Castle On Visit To The Highlands Of Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video, with Scottish Music, of old Inverlochy Castle, on visit to the Scottish Highlands. This castle is said to have been built by John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and Lochaber and supporter of King Edward I. Following Robert the Bruce's succession to the crown in 1306, the Comyns were ousted and the castle fell into decay. After the fall of the Lordship of the Isles, Inverlochy was repaired by the 2nd Earl of Huntly, who garrisoned it in 1505 and received a charter from King James IV. Lord Abinger attempted some repairs in 1905. Two important battles took place at Inverlochy: in 1431, when the clansmen of the Lords of the Isles defeated King James I's much larger army, and in 1645, when Argyll's Covenanters were slaughtered by Montrose's royalist highlanders. The surname Comyn was first found in Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire in England, in the 12th and 13th centuries. Robert of Comyn, died 1069, was a noble who accompanied William the Conqueror and was made Earl of Northumberland. He so commended himself to the king by his military skill that he was chosen at the end of 1068 for the difficult task of reducing the north of England to obedience. King William I conferred on him the earldom of Northumberland, vacant by the flight of Gospatric. Comin was the founder of the family of Comyn, many of whom played an important part in the history of Scotland. John Comyn, died 1212, was Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland, and was in his early life a trusted official and chaplain of King Henry II. John Comyn, born 1215, died 1275, was Lord of Badenoch in Scotland and justiciar of Galloway in 1258. He was nephew of Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan, Constable of Scotland, and of Walter Comyn, Earl of Mentieth. Alexander Comyn, 2nd Earl of Buchan, died 1289, was Constable of Scotland, the son of William Comyn, Earl of Buchan, the founder of Deer Abbey, and of Marjory, his second wife, who brought the title into the Comyn family. John Comyn the Elder, of Badenoch, was 'claimant to the Scottish throne, and was the second son of John Comyn, Justiciar of Galloway. His lordship of Badenoch came from his uncle, Walter Comyn, Earl of Menteith. Many spelling variations of Comyn have been recorded over the years, including These are the result of the medieval practice of spelling according to sound and repeated translation between Gaelic and English. Cumin, Cumins, Cumine, Cummin, Cummins, Cummine, Comings, Comins, Commin and many more. Thomas Comyn settled in Florida, America, in 1769; Frederick Duke Comyn arrived in Florida, America, in 1778. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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