page_title: Dingwall Castle
section_title: Murder in the Castle
hierarchical_section_title: Dingwall Castle / Murder in the Castle
caption_attribution_description: English: This is the only remaining ruins of Dingwall Castle, Scotland.
context_page_description: Dingwall Castle was a medieval fort and royal castle in the town of Dingwall, eastern Ross-shire, Scotland.
  The castle is believed to have been established by Norse settlers in the area in the 11th century.
context_section_description: In 1370 a feud arose between William de Moravia, 5th Earl of Sutherland (chief of Clan Sutherland) and Iye Mackay, 4th of Strathnaver (chief of Clan Mackay). A meeting was arranged for them to meet at Dingwall Castle to resolve their issues. However, Iye Mackay and his son Donald Mackay were both murdered in the castle while they were asleep by Nicholas Sutherland, brother of the Earl of Sutherland. See page: Iye Mackay, 4th of Strathnaver for a detailed explanation of the feud.
caption: These broken walls are the only remaining ruins of the original Dingwall Castle
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