Bothwell Castle - Murray Clan Poster

Bothwell Castle, overlooking the River Clyde, is the historic seat of the Murray clan, which descends from Freskin, also father of the Sutherland clan. Freskin was a Flemish nobleman who was given landi northeastern Scotland by King David. The Murrays descend through the younger grandson of Freskin, William de Moravia, or Moray. Bothwell Castle was constructed in the 13th century for its strategic location and switched hands numerous times during the Wars of Scottish Independence in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. The current clan seat is Blair Castle, owned by Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl, who lives in South Africa. Bothwell Photo By Robert Brown CC BY SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Photo modified for contrast and colour, to fit the size and shape of the products, and for the addition of text. Blair Photo by Elisa.rolle - Own work CC BY-SA 3.0 File:Blair Castle, 2003.JPG Created: 5 September 2013 Photo modified for contrast and colour, to fit the