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The Making
of a Clan
Urquhart is a Highland Scottish clan that traditionally occupied the lands in the district and town of Cromarty, a former Royal Burgh with an excellent natural harbor on the tip of The Black Isle. Chiefs of the Clan were Barons and hereditary Sheriffs of the county for hundreds of years.
"As
legend has it, in the days when wild boar, wolves and bears
still roamed the Scottish Highlands a mighty warrior named
Conachar Mor ruled over a swathe of territory near Inverness, on
the northwest side of Loch Ness. A scion of the Royal House of
Ulster, Conachar became a hero in the folklore of the region for
his strength and valor after he and his faithful, but aged hound
An Cu Mor slew a ferocious wild boar that had long terrorized
the Great Glen. It is said that Conachar and his sword lie
buried somewhere in what is today Glen Urquhart, and Conachar's
feat is reflected in the boars' heads adopted as part of the
heraldic achievement of the Chief of Clan Urquhart, who regards
Conachar Mor as the founder of his clan.
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