by Nadine Lee | Taken at Foulis Castle, Easter Ross, Highlands on April 18, 2013
In April 2013 I interviewed Hector Munro - Chief of Clan Munro at Foulis Castle. You can read the article here: http://www.tartanfootprint.com/blog/654/an-expedition-to-munro-country/
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Nadine LeeThe earliest part of the Castle - keyhole gun ports - can be dated between 1450 and 1550.- May 7, 2013
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Nadine LeeSir Robert Munro of Foulis - 6th Baronet. Born 1684. Killed at the Battle of Falkirk in 1746.- May 7, 2013
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Nadine LeeOh dear sorry about that - I thought I had put a comment here. This is Duncan Munro, Brother of Sir Robert Munro. He and his brother were both killed at the Battle of Falkirk in 1746. He was born in 1687 and was a Doctor.- May 12, 2013
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Nadine LeeSir Harry Munro - 7th Baronet (1725-1781). Sir Robert's son. Responsible for rebuilding the castle as it is in it's current form after it was partially destroyed by Jacobites in 1745.- May 7, 2013
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Michael MunroHey Nadine this is most interesting. I have read a book about the Munro tree that was made in 1734 and which shows back to Donald Munro c.1039, is this the original ? Nadine LeeI don't think it is an original, I think this tree was made in the last 100 years or so. It's quite comprehensive no?- May 12, 2013
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Michael MunroWell there is a book that was published in 1978 by a man named R.W Munro, the book is called "The Munro Tree 1734", and it is his study of a Munro tree dating from 1734 - that shows the tree and ancestors of the Munro chiefs. Just thought this might have been the original, but hey it looks interesti... -
Nadine LeePlaque from a marriage between a MacKenzie and Munro. These clans were often at war with each other.- May 7, 2013
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