THE GRANT RAID ON ELGIN IN 1820
Captain Grant, Factor of Strathspey led this raid. He owned (freehold or leasehold?) Congash. The croft(?) of Tornabirrack was occupied by various Coutts at this time, presamably as tenants. These included the writer g g grandparents. In the census at least one, , appeared as a servant for Grant. It is tempting to speculate whether some tenant…