Andrew Beg Munro, 3rd of Milntown

Andrew Mor Munro, 2nd of Milntown was succeeded by his eldest son, Andrew Beg Munro, 3rd of Milntown also known as Black Andrew. Perhaps the most famous of the Milntown line was Andrew Munro, 3rd of Milntown who became known as Black Andrew of the seven castles. He received a crown charter for his lands with the office of chief mair or steward of the Earldom of Ross. In 1512 King James IV of Scotland granted him the "croft of called the markland of Tulloch" for the annual payment of one pound of wax, payable at midsummer within the Chapel of Delny. In addition to the lands of Milntown, Andrew acquired by grants and purchases extensive possessions in the county of Ross, such as Delny and Newmore in the parish of Rosskeen, Contullich and Kildermorie in the parish of Alness, Dochcarty in the parish of Dingwall, Allan in the parish of Fearn and Culnauld in the parish of Nigg. He was known amongst the local residents as Black Andrew of the seven castles because he had a castle on each of his seven estates, including Contullich Castle and Milntown Castle. Andrew had three sons;

• George Munro, 4th of Milntown.
• William Munro, 1st of Allan.
• Andrew Munro, 1st of Culnauld. Black Andrew died in 1522 and was succeeded by his eldest son George Munro, 4th of Milntown.

Other References

• History of the Munros of Fowlis: with genealogies of the principal families of the name to which are added those of Lexington and New England; Alexander Mackenzie; 1898; page 266-274