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CAWDOR , a See also:village and See also:parish of See also:Nairnshire, See also:Scotland. Pop. of parish (1901) 925. The village is situated 5 M. S.S.W. of See also:Nairn and 3 M. from Gollanfield Junction on the Highland railway. The See also:castle was the See also:scene, according to the tradition which See also:Shakespeare has perpetuated, of the See also:murder of See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King See also:Duncan by See also:Macbeth, thane of Cawdor (or See also:Calder), in 1040. Since the'See also:oldest See also:part of the structure See also:dates from 1454, however, and seemingly had no predecessor, the tradition has no See also:foundation in fact. The See also:building stands on the rocky See also:bank of Cawdor See also:Burn, a right-See also:hand tributary of the Nairn. The massive keep with small turrets is the See also:original portion of the castle, and to it were added, in the 17th See also:century, the See also:modern buildings forming two sides of a square.
Kilravock (pronounced Kilrawk) Castle, 4- m. W. of Cawdor, occupies a commanding site on the See also:left bank of the Nairn. Its keep dates from 146o, and the later buildings belong to the 17th century. It has been continuously tenanted by the See also:Roses, one of the most remarkable families in Scotland. They came over with See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William the Conqueror and settled at Kilravock in 1293, since which date son has succeeded See also:father without the interposition of a See also:collateral See also:heir, an instance of See also:direct descent unique in Scottish See also:history. Moreover, nearly every See also:Rose has See also:borne the See also:Christian name of See also:Hugh, and only one attained to a higher social See also:rank than that of See also:laird. See also:Queen See also:Mary was received at the castle in 1562, and See also:Prince See also:Charles See also:Edward was entertained four days before the See also:battle of See also:Culloden. The gardens are remark-able for their beauty.
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