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The Lordship of the Isles The lands which belonged to the Lords of the Isles, descendants of Somerled of Argyll, in 1475 were acquired in a variety of ways and were all held from the king of Scots following the Treaty of Perth in 1266. Expanding from the family's base in Islay, some lands were granted or confirmed by Robert I and David Il as reward for support in the wars of independence, partly at the • Greenan Islay Confirmed to Angus Og by Robert I (Lochaber, Ardnamurchan, Morvern) ~Garmoran, 1346 ~ Quitclaimed by Lorn in 1354 (Mull part Tiree part Jura) ~ Confirmed in 1376 (Kintyre and part Kept by MacDougalls in 1354 but with Lord of the Isles by 1409 Earldom of Ross . . Owned by E of Ross (Skye, N Argyll) Lands associated with earldom of Ross [[[l] Uncertain perhaps with earldom of Ross (Lewis, Harris) expense of the MacDougalls. Others were acquired through the marriage of John, Lord of the Isles first with the heiress of the MacRuaris of Garmoran and later with a daughter of the Steward of Scotland (the future King Robert Il), and of Donald, Lord of the Isles with the daughter of WiIliam, earl of Ross. kms o 25, 50 75 100 I i i i i i o 10 20 30 40 50 60 miles The Lordship of the Isles: lands from 13th century to 1475 JM,RWM 442Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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Aberdeenshire County, Angus County, Argyll County, Ayrshire County, Banffshire County, Berwickshire County, Buteshire County, Caithness County, Clackmannanshire County, Cromarty County, Dumfriesshire County, Dunbartonshire County, East Lothian County, Fife County, Inverness-shire County, Kincardineshire County, Kinross-shire County, Kirkcudbrightshire County, Lanarkshire County, Midlothian County, Morayshire County, Nairnshire County, Orkney County, Peeblesshire County, Perthshire County, Renfrewshire County, Ross County, Ross And Cromarty County, Roxburghshire County, Selkirkshire County, Shetland County, Stirlingshire County, Sutherland County, West Lothian County, Wigtownshire County