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Avoch
Avoch is a harbour-village situated on the south-east shore of the Black Isle, on the Moray Firth. Ormond Castle or Avoch Castle was a fortress improved the site and also served as an imperial castle to William the Lion; handed down to the Morays of Petty after that Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway, upon his marriage to Joanna de Moravia in 1362. Descendants of Archibald, were to take the title of Earl of Ormonde from the castle. Legend has it that the village was founded by survivors of the Spanish Armada. Avoch was in the control of David Chalmers, Lord Ormond from 1560/61 however he forfeited his castle as well as control of Avoch in 1568 when he was banished because of his component in aiding the getaway of Mary Queen of Scots. The castle and town then passed to Andrew Munro of Milntown. Intrepid Scottish-Canadian explorer Sir Alexander Mackenzie, the very first European to explore the terrific Canadian river currently known as the Mackenzie River, going across North America twice, to the Arctic Ocean in 1789 and Pacific Ocean in 1793, retired to Avoch in 1812 where he passed away in 1820 and was buried in the old Avoch Parish churchyard. Avoch was the area of Rosehaugh (Pittanochtie) Home, an imposing mansion house till it was destroyed in 1959. A significant residence existed on this site because 1790. Craigie Well at Avoch on the Black Island has offerings of both coins as well as clouties. Rags, woollen and also human hair were also utilized as charms versus sorcery, and also as symbols of penenace as well as fulfilment of a pledge (Sharp 1998). Much of Avoch's wealth has originated from its angling market, and also it remains a substantial factor to the village economy, with several big fishing boats owned or crewed from Avoch and also an energetic fishermen's co-operative based there. The harbour is no longer utilized by the bigger boats for landing yet is used by leisure craft as well as watercrafts taking visitors to see the dolphins in the inner Moray Firth at Chanonry Point. Along with the angling sector, commuting to Inverness and tourism give revenue to the village. Lazy Corner, named for the children who gathered there to kill time, has been moved by the road widening in the Eighties, and also beautified by a sculpture intended to include character to the town. It is still a meeting place.