It was clearly intended as an unequivocal statement of his power and influence. Its design was influenced by the latest trends to be found in continental Europe in castle construction. Sir William, who was known as le riche due to his extensive personal wealth, was constructing Bothwell Castle overlooking the River Clyde when war broke out with England in 1296. Sir William Moray of Bothwell, the elder brother of Andrew the younger's father, held extensive lands in Lanarkshire and at Lilleford in Lincolnshire.
The influence of the Moray family was not confined to northeastern Scotland. The Morays of Petty also possessed connections to the Douglases of Douglasdale. Sir Andrew’s first wife, and the mother of his son, was a daughter of John (I) 'the Red' Comyn of Badenoch, and his second wife was Euphemia Comyn. Sir Andrew's personal connections went to the top of the most politically influential family in Scottish society. Sir Andrew acted from 1289 as the king's chief law-officer in northern Scotland (the Justiciar) and may have been co-opted to the guardianship following in the aftermath of the premature death of King Alexander III. This wealth was accompanied by significant political influence. Andrew Moray the younger was heir to these lands and castles. Amongst Sir Andrew's estates at Petty were lands at Alturile, Brachlie and Croy, and at Boharm were lands at Arndilly and Botriphnie. Sir Andrew Moray, the head of the Petty branch of the family, held extensive lands in the province of Moray, including the lordship of Petty, which was controlled from Hallhill manor on the southern bank of the Moray Firth, the lordship of Avoch in the Black Isle, controlled from Avoch Castle situated to the east of Inverness and overlooking the Moray Firth, and the lordship of Boharm in Banffshire, controlled from Gauldwell Castle. Construction of it was begun under the supervision of Bishop Andrew Moray.Īt the outbreak of the Scottish Wars of Independence the Moray family was well established in northern and southern Scotland. The family traced their origins to Freskin of Uphall, in Lothian, who was granted lands in the Laich of Moray during the 12th-century reign of King David I of Scotland, where he built a motte-and-bailey castle at Duffus on the northern shore of Loch Spynie (this sea-loch was almost completely drained in the 18th and 19th centuries to release hundreds of acres of land for agricultural use).Įlgin Cathedral, from the south-east. The Morays of Petty were a wealthy and politically influential baronial family whose powerbase was located in the province of Moray in north-east Scotland. Andrew Moray the younger's mother was the anonymous fourth daughter of John Comyn I of Badenoch. Andrew's father was Sir Andrew Moray of Petty, Justiciar of Scotia (1289?–1296), a younger son of Walter Moray of Petty, Justiciar of Lothian (1255?–1257), and his wife, a member of the Olifard family and the heiress of Bothwell. The date and place of his birth is unknown. ChildhoodĪndrew Moray the younger of Petty was born late in the second half of the 13th century. Moray was mortally wounded in the fighting at Stirling, dying at an unknown date and place later that year. He subsequently merged his army with that of William Wallace, and jointly led the combined army to victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge on 11 September 1297. He raised a small army at Avoch Castle in early summer 1297 to fight against King Edward I of England, successfully regaining control of north Scotland for King John Balliol.
Andrew Moray ( Anglo-Norman: Andreu de Moray Latin: Andreas de Moravia), also known as Andrew de Moray, Andrew of Moray, or Andrew Murray, was an esquire, prominent in the First Scottish War of Independence.
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