Avoch is a harbour-village located on the south-east shore of the Black Isle, on the Moray Firth. Ormond Castle or Avoch Castle was a garrison improved the site as well as acted as an imperial castle to William the Lion; passed on 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 remained in the control of David Chalmers, Lord Ormond from 1560/61 however he forfeited his castle and control of Avoch in 1568 when he was ousted due to his component in aiding the escape of Mary Queen of Scots. The castle and town then passed to Andrew Munro of Milntown. Intrepid Scottish-Canadian traveler Sir Alexander Mackenzie, the initial European to check out the wonderful Canadian river currently known as the Mackenzie River, crossing The United States and Canada twice, to the Arctic Ocean in 1789 as well as Pacific Sea in 1793, retired to Avoch in 1812 where he died in 1820 and was buried in the old Avoch Church churchyard. Avoch was the place of Rosehaugh (Pittanochtie) Home, an enforcing mansion house up until it was knocked down in 1959. A substantial home existed on this site because 1790. Craigie Well at Avoch on the Black Island has offerings of both coins and also clouties. Cloths, woollen and human hair were likewise utilized as appeals against sorcery, and also as symbols of penenace and fulfilment of an oath (Sharp 1998). Much of Avoch's riches has actually originated from its angling market, and also it stays a substantial contributor to the village economy, with a number of big fishing boats owned or crewed from Avoch and also an energetic fishermen's co-operative based there. The harbour is no more used by the larger boats for touchdown but is utilized by recreation craft and watercrafts taking visitors to see the dolphins in the internal Moray Firth at Chanonry Factor. In addition to the fishing sector, commuting to Inverness as well as tourist offer revenue to the village. Lazy Corner, called for the youngsters who collected there to waste time, has actually been relocated by the road widening in the Eighties, as well as spruced up by a sculpture planned to add personality to the village. It is still a gathering place.