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who currently owns Castle Sinclair?
-----Original Message-----
From: David & Gloria Bouschor <haggis@skypoint.com>
To: sinclair@jump.net <sinclair@jump.net>
Date: Friday, March 12, 1999 04:57
Subject: Re: Castle Sinclair
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>Hi Cousin,
> The big damage to Sinclair Castle was done by George Sinclair of
>Kiess. He drove Campbell of Glenorchy out of Caithness and reclaimed the
>Earldom for the Sinclairs. He used artillery which was one of the first
>uses on mainland Scotland.
> Just scowl at the Campbells!!
> Yours aye,
David
>-----Original Message-----
>From: JLG21447@aol.com <JLG21447@aol.com>
>To: sinclair@jump.net <sinclair@jump.net>
>Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 1:25 PM
>Subject: Re: Castle Sinclair
>
>
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>>In my research of Sinclair abodes, Castle Sinclair is mentioned as having
>been
>>abandoned in 1679 after an attack that damaged it beyond repair. It is
said
>>the attack was due to a dispute over succession. Could this be succession
>to
>>the Earldom of Caithness? Who did the attacking (so I'll know who to scowl
>at
>>when I come across their descendants)? Which Sinclair lived there at that
>>time?
>>
>>I haven't gone lazy. I have searched the net and can find no answers. It
is
>my
>>understanding that the last clan battle, the Battle of Altimarlach, took
>place
>>between the Sinclairs of Keiss and the Campbells of Glenorchy in 1680. The
>>dates are close enough, but I don't want to make any assumptions. AND,
>oooooh,
>>those bad, bad, Campbells. Teasing, just teasing. As for the Sinclairs, we
>>never give up even when they huff and puff and blow our house down.
>>
>>Johnnye
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