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Although Hector obtained a  charter of the lands of Gairloch in 1494�察�the Macleods continued for a  time to hold possession of a  considerable part of it。  According  to the traditions of the district they  had all to the east and south´east of  the Crasg�察�a hill situated on the  west side of the churchyard of  Gairloch�察�between the present Free  and Established Churches。  At the  east end of the Big Sand�察�on a high  and easily defended rock�察�stood the  last stronghold occupied by the  Macleods in Gairlochto this day  known as the ;Dun; or Fort。  The  foundation is still easily traced。  It  must have been a place of consider´able importance�察�for it is over 200  feet in circumference。 Various  localities are still pointed out in  Gairloch where desperate  skirmishes were fought between  the Macleods and the Mackenzies。   Several of these spots�察�where the  slain were buried�察�look quite green  to this day。 The ;Fraoch Eilean�察─ �opposite Leac´na´Saighid�察�where a  naval engagement was fought�察�is a  veritable cemetery of Macleods�察 �ample evidence of which is yet to  be seen。  Of this engagement�察�and  of those at Glasleoid�察�Lochan´an´Fheidh�察�Leac´na´Saighid�察�Kirkton�察�and many others�察�thrilling accounts  are still recited by a few old men in  the district�察�especially of the  prowess of Domh'ull Odhar Mac  Ian Leith�察�and the other Kintail  heroes who were mainly  instrumental in establishing the  Mackenzies of Gairloch permanently and in undisputed  possession of their beautiful and romantic inheritance。

John Glassich married Janet Agnes�察�daughter of James Fraser of Phoineas�察�brother of Hugh�察�sixth Lord Lovat ��with whom he got the Barony of Inchlag�察�etc。���察�with issue

1。  Hector�察�his heir and successor。

2。  Alexander�察�who succeeded his brother Hector。

3。  John�察�who succeeded Alexander。

4。  A daughter�察�who married John Mackenzie�察�II。 of Loggie�察�with issue��

John Glassich's widow married�察�secondly�察�Thomas Chisholm�察�XV。  of Chisholm�察�without issue male。

He had also two natural sons before his marriage�察�Alexander Roy and Hector Caol。

Alexander Roy had a son  John�察�who lived at Coirre Mhic  Cromaill in Torridon�察�and who had  a son�察�the Rev。 Murdoch  Mackenzie�察�Chaplain to Lord  Reay's Regiment in the Bohemian  and Swedish service�察�under  Gustavus Adolphus。  He was  afterwards minister of Contin�察 �Inverness�察�and Elgin�察�and  subsequently Bishop of Moray and  of Orkney in succession。  His  family and descendants are dealt  with under a separate headingMACKENZIES  OF   GROUNDWATER。

Hector Caol left a numerous tribe in Gairloch�察�still known as Clann Eachainn Chaoil�察�and said to be distinguished by their long and slender  legs。

John Glassich�察�who was assassinated in 1550�察�as already stated�察�at  Ellandonnan Castle�察�was buried in the Priory of Beauly�察�and succeeded by  his eldest lawful son��

III。  HECTOR  MACKENZIE。  He has a sasine�察�dated the 6th May�察 �1563�察。�Gairloch Charter Chest�撮А�in which he is described as ;Achyne  Johannis MacAchyne�察─�and bearing that the lands had been in non´entry  for 12 years�察�thus carrying back the date of his succession to 1551�察�when the estate was given in ward to John�察�fourth of the Stewart Earls of Athole。

Hector diedprobably killed�察�like his brotherwithout issue�察�on the 3rd of  September�察�1566�察�and was buried at Beauly�察�when he was succeeded by  his next lawful brother��

ALEXANDER  MACKENZIE�察�who has a retour�察�dated the 2nd of  December�察�1566�察。�Ing。 Retour Reg。�察�vol。 i。�察�fol。 22�察�and Origines  Parochiales Scotiae�撮А�as heir to ;Hector his brother´german�察─�in the lands  of Gairloch�察�namely�察 �Gairloch�察�Kirktoun�察�Syldage�察�Hamgildail�察�Malefage�察�Innerasfidill�察�Sandecorran�察�Cryf�察�Baddichro�察�Bein´Sanderis�察�Meall�察�Allawdall�察�with the pasturage of Glaslettir and Cornagullan�察�in the  Earldom of Ross�察�of the old extent of �殖察─�but not to any of the other lands  which Hector Roy left to his descendants。  Alexander did not long possess the estates�察�for he diedto all appearance assassinateda few weeks after  he succeeded�察�without making up titles。  It is�察�therefore�察�not thought  necessary to count him as one of the Barons of Gairloch。

It is probable that the  brothers�察�Hector and Alexander�察 �met with the same violent death as  their father and uncles�察�John  Glassich�察�John Tuach�察�and John  Beg and by the same authors。  This  is according to tradition�察�and an old  MS。�察�which says that their mother  Agnes Fraser fled with John Roy  ;to Lovat and her Fraser relatives�察─�adds as to the fate of his brothers  that ;In those days many acts of  oppression were committed that  could not be brought to fair tryales  befor the Legislator。;  ;She was  afterwards married to Chisholm of  Comar�察�and heired his family�察�here  she kept him in as concealed a  manner as possible�察�and�察�as is  reported�察�every night under a  brewing kettle�察�those who�察�through  the barbarity of the times�察 �destroyed his father and uncles�察 �being in search of the son�察�and in  possession of his all excepting his  mother's dower。  He was  afterwards concealed by the Lairds  of Moydart and of Farr�察�till he  became a handsome man and could  put on his weapon�察�when he had the  resolution to wait on Colin Cam  Mackenzie�察�Laird of Kintail�察�a most  worthy gentleman�察�who established  him in all his lands�察�excepting  those parts of the family estate for which Hector and his successors  had an undoubted right by writs。;

Hector was succeeded by his next  brother��

IV。  JOHN  ROY MACKENZIE�察�John Glassich's  third son�察�who was at the time a  minor�察�although his father had been  dead for 15 or 16 years�察�and the  estate was given in ward by Queen  Mary in 1567。 She ;granted in  heritage to John Bannerman of  Cardeyne�察�the ward of the lands  and rents belonging to the deceased  Hector Makkenych�察�of Gairloch�察 �with the relief of the same when it  should occur and the marriage of  John Roy Makkenych�察�the brother  and apparent heir of Hector。;  ��Origines Parochiales Scotiae p。  406�察�and Reg。 Sec。 Sig。�察�vol。 xxxvi。  fol。 6。�А �In 1569�察�John�察�being then  of ;lauchful age�察─�is served and  retoured heir to his brother´german�察�Hector�察�in the lands of Gairloch  ��Ing。 Retour Reg。�察�vol。 i。�察�fol。 22�察 �and Origines Parochiales Scotiae。�А �as specified in the service of 1566�察 �passing over Alexander�察�no doubt  because he never made up titles。

This retour of 1569 gives the date  of Hector's death as 30th September�察�1566。  In 1574 John has  a sasine which bears that the lands  had been seven and a half years in  non´entry�察�taking it back to the date  of Hector's death�察�three months  before the gift of the ward to John  Bannerman。  He�察�in the same year�察 �acquired half the lands of  Ardnagrask from Lord Lovat�察�partly  in exchange for the rights he  inherited in Phoineas from his  mother�察�and he is described by his  Lordship in the disposition as ;the  son�察�by her first husband�察�of his  kinswoman Agnes Fraser。;  From  this it may be assumed that John  Glassich's widow had during her  life made over her own rights to her  son or that she had in the meantime died。

It is found from the old  inventory�察�already quoted�察�that  there was a charter of alienation by  Hugh Fraser of Guisachan�察�dated  the 29th of May�察�1582�察�from which  it appears that John Roy in 1574�察�acquired Davochcairn and  Davochpollo�察�in Strathpeffer�察�from  this Hugh Fraser�察�and that in the  first´named year he obtained from him also the lands of Kinkell´Clarsach and Pitlundie�察�in terms of a contract of sale dated the 26th of  January�察�1581。  The charter is  confirmed by James VI。 in 1523。  It  appears from his daughter's retour  of service ��Ing。 Retours Reg。�察�vol。  viii。�察�fol。 284b。�А�that Gairloch's  eldest son�察�John�察�died in 1601。  He  had been infeft by his father in  Davochpollo and Pitlundie�察�and  married Isabel�察�daughter of  Alexander Mackenzie II。 of  Fairburn�察�by whom he had a  daughter�察�also named Isabel�察�who  married Colin Mackenzie of Strathgarve�察�brother to Kenneth�察 �first Lord Mackenzie of Kintail�察�and first of the Mackenzies of  Kinnock and Pitlundie。  Colin of Strathgarve entered into a lawsuit  with Alexander V。 of Gairloch�察�probably in connection with this  marriage�察 �to cut him out of his Low Country estate。; �А�Colin of  Kinnock�察�who entered a lawsuit against Alexander Mackenzie of  Gairloch�察�meaning to cut him out of  his low country estates�察�and being  powerfully supported by Mackenzie of Fairburn and Mr  John  Mackenzie of Tolly�察�minister of Dingwall�察�a plodding clergyman�察 �kept him sixteen sessions at Edinburgh�察�the last year of which  Gairloch and his brother Kenneth seeing Lord Kintail insulted by the  Earl of Glencairn�察�who was supported by most of those on the  street�察�put on their armour and came directly to his assistance�察�and  rescuing him from imminent danger brought him to their  lodging。  No sooner was the tumult over than they embraced very  cordially�察�and the whole matter in debate was instantly taken away�察 �aud Gairloch got a present of 600  merks to finish the Tower of  Kinkell�察�of which his father ��John  Roy�� only built three storeys。;Gairloch MS。�А �In 1657 she mortgaged Davochpollo and  Pitlundie to her cousin�察�Kenneth  VI。 of Gairloch�察�and her successor�察 �John Mackenzie of Pitlundie�察�completed the sale to him�察�which  brought the property back again to  the Gairloch family。 ��Papers in the  Gairloch Charter Chest。��

Under date of 11th August�察 �1587�察�the following complaint by  James Sinclair�察�Master of  Caithness�察�and James Paxtoun�察�his  servant�察�against John Mackenzie of  Gairloch appears in the Records of  the Privy CouncilWhile they  ;were in a peaceable and quiet  manner�察─�in March last�察�in the  Chanonry of Ross�察�within the house  of William Robson�察�the following  persons�察�viz。��John Mackenzie of Gairloch�察�Hector Mackenzie in  Fairburn�察�Meikle John Mackenzie�察 �his son�察�Thomas MacThomais Mac  Keanoch's son�察�Donald  Macintagairt�察�Mr John Mackenzie�察 �son of Murdo Mackenzie of  Fairburn�察�Mr Murdo Mackenzie�察 �parson of Lochcarron�察�Duncan  Mackenzie�察�John  Beg Mackenzie's  son�察�Duncan MacCulloch of  Achanault�察�David Aytoun�察�master  stabler to Colin Mackenzie of  Kintail�察�Finlay Roy�察�Stewart to the  said Colin�察�William Barbour�察 �burgess in the Chanonry�察�with convocation of the lieges�察�to the  number of 300�察 �bodin in feir of  weir�察─�and hounded on by the said  John Mackenzie of Gairloch�察 �had  come to the said William Robson's  house�察�wherein the said complainers were�察�and had without  any occasion of offence�察�assegeit the said house and used all means  and engines for apprehending of the said James Sinclair and his said  servant。;  Further�察 �seeing they  could not goodly recover the said  house�察─�they ;cried for fire�察�and  had not failed most treasonably to  have risen fire within the same had  not the said complainer delivered  the said James Paxton in their  bands�察�whom they immediately  conveyed and led to the castle of  Chanonry pertaining to the said  Colin�察�and kept and detained him  captive therein for the space of two  hours or thereby。;  After such  detention of the said James ;they  granted liberty to him to pass  home�察�and the better to cloak their  cruel and unmerciful decree�察�which  openly they durst not put to  execution�察�they secretly hounded  out a great number of cut´throats to  have beset the same James's way  and to have bereft him of his life�察�which they no

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