STEWART, James of Newton and of Kilcoy, Sir 3
- Born: About 1568
- Marriage (1): FRASER, Jean in 1603 1 2
Another name for James was STUART, James of Newton, Sir.1
User ID: G596.
Research Notes:
KILCOY
Variously rendered in an assortment of sources as Kilcowie, Culcovie, Kilcoay, Calcowy.
"Kilcoy Castle is a Z-plan tower house located in the Scottish Highlands north of Inverness, on the Black Isle. It dates from the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Kilcoy is derived from the Gaelic 'Cu coille' meaning 'Nook of the (Hazel) Wood'.
"The Kilcoy lands, consisting of more than 400 acres, are mentioned as early as 1294 as being in a grant to the Earl of Ross, but from at least 1511 to 1618 the lands belonged to the Stewarts of Newton and Muren. Robert Stewart of Muren probably erected the original tower. In 1603 Sir James Stewart married Jean Fraser of Lovat, and received Kilcoy in a marriage settlement in 1605. However, in 1611 the widowed Jean Fraser married Alexander Mackenzie, son of the 11th Baron of Kintail and chief of the clan, and in 1618 he received Kilcoy in the marriage settlement. He completed the castle. I can find not information about the castle after 1679, except that it was abandoned at some point and became ruinous. The roof was removed to avoid taxes before 1846. The estate was held by the Mackenzies until 1883, with the 2nd Baronet, Sir Evan, died. In 1891 the Burton-Mackenzies inherited the ruin, and had it restored by famed Alexander Ross, with a four-story wing added to the north side [which I have not built]. Since 1964 the castle has been owned by the Robinsons, and most recently the McAndrews, who periodically open it to the public."
from Kilcoy Castle website 2
James married Jean FRASER, daughter of Thomas FRASER of Knockie, then of Strichen and Isobel FORBES, in 1603.1 2 (Jean FRASER was born about 1585.)
Marriage Notes:
"Jean (Fraser), married to Sir James Stuart of Newton."
from Scots Peerage (vol 5) 1
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