Our Family's Journey Through Time
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Croy (Gaelic: Crothaigh[2]) is a village between Inverness and Nairn, in the Highland council area in Scotland. The village looks over the Moray Firth and is located a few miles from Inverness Airport. The estimated population of the village is 498 according to the adjusted 2011 census.[3]
History
In the Early Middle Ages, the region where the village is situated was settled by the Picts prior to the merger of the Pictish and Gaelic kingdoms under C?naed mac Ailp?n to form the basis for the early Kingdom of Alba. This is evidenced by pieces of pictish jewelry from around 800AD which have been found in the area, many of which are displayed at the Inverness Museum[4] and the National Museum of Scotland.[5]
Kilravock Castle, the seat of the Clan Rose is located 1 mile (2 kilometres) from the village. The original keep was built in 1460 by the 7th Baron under licence granted by John, Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross.[6] The castle was significantly extended into its modern appearance by the addition of a large mansion house in 1553 by the 10th Baron. Known as the Black Baron, he also entertained Mary, Queen of Scots at Kilravock during her 1562 progress around Scotland.[7]
The site of the Battle of Culloden is located within the same parish approximately 7 miles (11 kilometres) west of the village. The Jacobite army would have passed close to the village on the night of 15 April 1746 as part of their failed attempt to attack the government forces camped near Nairn.[8] Prince Charles Edward Stuart was entertained at Kilravock Castle four days before the battle. This was followed by a visit by Prince William, Duke of Cumberland shortly after the Jacobite defeat. Tradition states that Baron Rose justified his impartial treatment of the two sides on the grounds of Highland hospitality despite his family?s Hanoverian sympathies[9]
The local parish church was built in 1764 with significant repairs to the building made in 1829.[10] The building is a typical Presbyterian rectangular church with a ball finial on the east gable and a birdcage bellcote on the west gable.[11] The B-listed parish manse was built in 1855 by the Scottish architect James Matthews.[12] Following the Disruption of 1843, followers of the Free Church worshipped jointly with parishioners in Cawdor until a dedicated church building and manse opened in Croy in 1852.[13] The Free Church parishes of Nairn, Croy, Cawdor, and Ardersier were consolidated in 1987[14] and Croy Free Church was closed in 2004.[15]
The village hall was built in 1907 with the aid of local funding in addition to a grant from the Carnegie Library fund.[16] The land where the hall stands was donated by the Kilravock estate. A war memorial commemorating 27 local victims of the First World War was erected next to the village hall in 1919 with an additional 11 names added after the Second World War.
Latitude: 57.521175, Longitude: -4.011056Matches 1 to 1 of 1
Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Birth  |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  McDonald, Christan | 1739 | Croy, Highland, Inverness, Scotland | I12405 |
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