Berriedale Castle (5)
The Sutherlands do not appear in retrospect to have been particularly happy about losing Berriedale, which apart from anything else, had acted as a useful border post between Sutherland and their traditional enemies, the Earls of Caithness.  The Sutherlands of Duffus attacked and captured the castle in 1566, before handing it back to the Oliphants again.  I imagine there is quite a tale to tell there, but we no longer seem to know what it was!  Whatever it was, it was clearly a big deal, because the Sutherlands even took their dispute with the Oliphants to the Pope in Rome!

William, the 1st Oliphant laird of Berridale, died c.1508.  His sons George, Charles and Andrew were successively 2nd, 3rd and 4th lairds of Berridale.  In 1526, apparently fed up with constantly having to deal with the Sutherlands, Andrew sold Berriedale to Laurence, 3rd Lord Oliphant - given by most sources as his uncle, but actually his 1st cousin once removed.  Laurence Oliphant, 5th Lord sold Berriedale in 1606 to the Earl of Caithness.
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