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Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie (20 January 1547 – August 1617) was a Scottish landowner and factor to the Earl of Orkney. He features in a number of traditional stories of Shetland. [1]
Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie lived from 20 January 1547 to August 1617. He was a deeply unpopular Sheriff of the Shetland Islands best known for building Muness Castle on the island of Unst. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
12 de jun. de 2024 · Muness Castle began construction on orders of Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie in 1598. Bruce was half-brother of Robert Stewart, 1st E arl of Orkney, and his influence was linked to that of his more powerful sibling.
Laurence Bruce, 3rd of Braewick, married 4/22/1722, Ann Margaret Nicolson daughter of Arthur Nicolson of Lochend. They had 5 sons: Arthur, Henry, James, Robert, and Laurence, as well as 2 daughters, Margaret (married 5th January, 1759, Samuel Scollay, merchant in Lerwick), and Janet.
27 de feb. de 2024 · Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie (20 January 1547 – August 1617) was the son of John Bruce of Cultmalindie and Eupheme Elphinstone. Easter Cultmalindie is a small hamlet or "fermtoun" in Tibbermore parish, Perthshire, Scotland.
- August 1, 1617
25 de feb. de 2015 · Muness Castle, the most northerly fortalice in Britain, was built in 1598 by the newly appointed Chamberlain of Shetland, Laurence Bruce. Laurence, originally from southern Scotland, thought the Scandinavians in Shetland were ‘lesser people’, and had no qualms in exploiting them to their fullest potential.
Muness Castle is Britain’s most northerly castle, tucked away on the island of Unst, on Shetland’s final frontier. Shetland is not known for its castles but, along with Scalloway, Muness represents the popular style of building tower houses in Scotland. Muness Castle was built by Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie (Perthshire), an uncle to the ...
