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Thane (/ ˈ θ eɪ n /; Scottish Gaelic: taidhn) was the title given to a local royal official in medieval eastern Scotland, equivalent in rank to the son of an earl, who was at the head of an administrative and socio-economic unit known as a thanedom or thanage.
Thanage refers to the tenure by which lands were held by a thane as well as the rank. The term thane was also used in early medieval Scandinavia for a class of retainers, and thane was a title given to local royal officials in medieval eastern Scotland, equivalent in rank to the child of an earl.
The main unit of land measurement in Scotland was the davoch (i.e. "vat"), called the arachor in Lennox and also known as the "Scottish ploughgate". In English-speaking Lothian, it was simply ploughgate. It may have measured about 104 acres (0.42 km 2), divided into 4 raths.
Lochaber (/ l ɒ x ˈ ɑː b ər / lokh-AH-bər; Scottish Gaelic: Loch Abar) is a name applied to a part of the Scottish Highlands.Historically, it was a provincial lordship consisting of the parishes of Kilmallie and Kilmonivaig, as they were before being reduced in extent by the creation of Quoad Sacra parishes in the 19th century.
Macbeth – a general in the army of King Duncan; originally Thane of Glamis, then Thane of Cawdor, and later king of Scotland; Lady Macbeth – Macbeth's wife, and later queen of Scotland; Banquo – Macbeth's friend and a general in the army of King Duncan; Fleance – Banquo's son; Macduff – Thane of Fife; Lady Macduff – Macduff's wife
Fife (/ f aɪ f / FYFE, Scottish English:; Scottish Gaelic: Fìobha, IPA:; Scots: Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth , with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i.e. the historic counties of Perthshire and Kinross ...
e. Scotland in the Middle Ages concerns the history of Scotland from the departure of the Romans to the adoption of major aspects of the Renaissance in the early sixteenth century. From the fifth century northern Britain was divided into a series of kingdoms. Of these the four most important to emerge were the Picts, the Gaels of Dál Riata ...
Province of Moray. Moray ( Middle Irish: Muréb; Medieval Latin: Moravia; Old Norse: Mýræfi) was a province within the area of modern-day Scotland, that may at times up to the 12th century have operated as an independent kingdom or as a power base for competing claimants to the Kingdom of Alba. It covered a much larger territory than the ...
Geography of Scotland; Continent: Europe: Region: British Isles: Area • Total: 80,231 km 2 (30,977 sq mi) • Land: 97% • Water: 3%: Coastline: 11,796 km (7,330 mi) Borders: England 154 km (96 mi) Highest point: Ben Nevis 1,346 m (4,416 ft) Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean, 0 m: Longest river: River Tay 188 km (117 mi) Largest lake: Loch Lomond ...
The Loch Lomond NNR is managed by a partnership of the National Park Authority, RSPB Scotland and NatureScot, whilst The Great Trossachs Forest is managed by a partnership of Forestry and Land Scotland, RSPB Scotland and Woodland Trust Scotland.