Glenquithle
Glenquithle[a] is a steep valley, locality, former feudal barony and thanage, 965 metres south west of Pennan in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
History[edit]
Hugh, Earl of Ross was granted the barony and thanage of Glendowachy by King Robert I of Scotland, which had previously been held by John Comyn, Earl of Buchan.
The location of the caput of the barony is yet to be properly identified.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Formerly known as Glendowachy or Glendowachie
References[edit]
- Groome, Francis H. Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4).
Further reading[edit]
- Bannerman. Thanage of Glendowachie. Banff, 1897.