The Murrays of Cockpool were a minor noble Scottish family who were seated originally at Cockpool Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.[1] They moved to Comlongon Castle in the 15th century.
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ancestor of the MurraysofCockpool. Comlongon was built to replace the Murrays' earlier castle ofCockpool, of which only earthworks remain at Cockpool Farm...
granted the lands of Cockpool, in the early 14th century, to his nephew William de Moravia, ancestor of the MurraysofCockpool. The castle was abandoned...
William Murray, confirmed to Sir John Murray, ofCockpool, in 1509 by King James VI. He was later given the title Earl of Annandale: their landownings in Ruthwell...
to France. Comlongon Castle, eight miles south-east of Dumfries was held by the MurraysofCockpool from 1331. It is a substantial keep and tower that...
retinue of the new king James I; this landed Chapman and Jonson in jail at the suit of Sir James MurrayofCockpool, the king's "rascal[ly]" Groom of the...
other licenses for defensive features; for example, in 1501 John MurrayofCockpool was given a licence to build a tower at Comlongon with machicolations...
of the Stenhouse against Robert Fleming, Lord Fleming and Andrew Oliphant, his bailie 19 May 1491, Cuthbert ofMurrayofCockpool against Robert of Carlyle...
sixth Lord Herries sold Hoddam Castle and the tower to Sir Richard MurrayofCockpool (Comlongan) Castle. The barony and castle were purchased in 1690 by...
On the Murray side, Hart was a direct descendant of the MurraysofCockpool and of Sir William Murray, who married Isabel Randolph, a sister of Thomas...
This is a list of baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. These were first created in 1624, and were replaced by the Baronetage of Great Britain...
1636) John Murray, 1st Earl of Annandale (died 1640) James Murray, 2nd Earl of Annandale (died 1658) baronetcy dormant Sir William Murray, 1st Baronet...
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