The Castle of Leys (6)
The Burnetts are said to have been in England before the Norman Conquest, which would make their origins Saxon.  Other sources say they were Norman in origin.  Either way, early generations of the family lived in England and were called Burnard, before drifting north to Scotland at the behest of King David I.  Alexander de Burnard made the auspicious decision to support Robert Bruce in his quest to rid Scotland of Englishmen and was rewarded with a grant of this lake and its soggy island!  And a lot else besides!  The soggy island was available because the previous residents of the soggy island, the Wauchopes, had been less auspicious in their choice of sides, and been forfeited.
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