DUNBAR, David of Dunphail ¹

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  Research Notes:

DUNPHAIL

Also Dumphail and Dunphaill.

"From Relugas to the S.E., on both sides of Duvie water, is the barony of Dunphail, which was the heritage of Dunbar of Dunphail, descended of Westfield, for near 250 years, and about 1738 purchased by Colonel Ludovick Grant, brother to Sir James Grant of Grant."


"The Old Tower of Dunphail Castle stands on an isolated rock or conical hill beyond the Kirk of Edinkillie 6 1/2 miles south of Forres. It withstood a sieofe bv Randolph, Earl of Moray, after the Battle of the Standard."


"There is also some natural wood, and a full-grown plantation of fir of considerable extent, upon the barony of Dumphail, which, with the lands of Phorp, Edinkillie, Tulliglens, and Dallasbraughty, appertain (in 1882) to Colonel Alexander Penrose Cuming of Altyr and Gordonstown ... "

from History of Moray (pages 186-188) ²

David married Margaret MUNRO, daughter of George MUNRO of Newmore, later of Tarbat, 6th of Milntown and Margaret DUNBAR.¹ (Margaret MUNRO was born about 1592.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Margaret (Munro), who married David Dunbar of Dunphail, she being his second wife."

from Munros of Milntown

Note:

Margaret is listed in this text as the daughter of George Munro's first wife. This is difficult to square with the timeline as known. ¹