Articles in the category of #Clan Ross
A question I am often asked in the Clan Ross Centre is: where were the Rosses at Culloden? The answer is not a romantic one. It tells neither of a clan rushing to the aid of a prince nor of a regiment standing firm for the government. Their story is different — but no less important — because it reveals, in unusual detail, the slow unravelling of a clan.
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A letter revealing that Malcolm Ross, Young Pitcanie, has joined the Jacobite cause in an attempt to win back the estate of Balnagown.
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An interesting letter by David Ross of Midfearn dated November 10, 1746, concerning his involvement at the Battle of Culloden.
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The following unlikely story from the 16th century tells us how Fearchar won his earldom but could it be true?
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A short account of the life of Janet Ross the Dowager Lady Lovat (c 1510-1565)
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A short account of the life of James Ross a prisoner from the Battle of Worcester who was sold at auction in Boston, New England, in 1652.
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An account, from the Privy Council Records, of a large number of the Munro and Ross Clansmen being denounced rebels for breaking up a Baron Court being held by, King James VI's Ambassador, Sir William Keith of Delny.
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A story on Cadboll Castle and the people who made it their home.
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