Kilmuir, Easter Ross - near Kildary and Invergordon, in the historic parish of Kilmuir Easter
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John MacLeod, brother (a record of the Privy Council, dated 25 Dec1595, states that he was the younger son of the Laird of Raasay, and names him Iain MacCaluim MacGillichaluim. The laird of Raasay at that time was Calum Og, son of Calum Garbh, son of Alasdair) of the chief of the Clan MacLeod of Raasay was on the rampage in Easter Ross, with a small party of men.
He is better known, however, for his connections to Brahan Castle near Dingwall, and the Black Isle in Easter Ross.
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Having become famous as a diviner and wit, he was invited to Seaforth territory in the east, to work as a labourer at Brahan Castle near Dingwall, in what is now the county of Easter Ross, where he met his downfall.
The name is used in the constituency name Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, which is the name of both a British House of Commons constituency and a Scottish Parliament constituency.
Other Pictish scholars, such as James E. Fraser are now taking it for granted that Fortriu was in the north of Scotland, centered on Moray and Easter Ross, where most early Pictish monuments are located.
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While traditionally located in and around Strathearn in central Scotland, it is more likely to have been located in and around Moray and Easter Ross in the north.
However, not long after he began his schooling in the Scottish capital, the family moved to a farm near Fearn, in Easter Ross.
MacLeod died at the age of 46 and was buried at Old Kilmuir Cem, Dunvegan, Skye, Scotland.
Kilmuir, Black Isle - near North Kessock and Inverness, in the historic parish of Kilmuir Wester
Milntown Castle was an early 16th-century castle which was situated near Milton, in Easter Ross, in the Scottish Highlands.