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"LOCHORE. From Lochore in the parish of Ballingry, Fife. The family of Lochore had their seat on an island in the loch (now drained), and the fact that this site was also known as 'Inchgall,' island of the foreigners, indicates a Gaelic-speaking population in the vicinity at the time of its occupation by new lords in the second half of the tweflth century (Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments, Eleventh report, p. xliii). Constantine de Lochor witnessed a gift by Duncan, earl of Fife, to the nuns of North Berwick before 1177 (CMN., 6), and as Costentin (for Costentin) de Lochor he witnessed a charter by Ernaldus, bishop of St. Andrews, between 1160-62 (RPSA., p. 128). Philip de Lochor was one of the assize of marches in Fife, 1230 (RD., 196). Constantinus de Lochor acknowledged in 1235 that he had no right to the lands of Kinglassin (Kinglassie) and Pethbokin (Petbachly) near Dunfermline (ibid., p. 101). Andreas de Lochor, his uncle, and Philip de Lochor, his brother, are named as witnesses in the charter. David de Lochor witnessed a gift of 10s. annually to the monks of Dunfermline, 1231 (ibid., p. 108), and in 1242 he witnessed a confirmation charter of Alexander n (REA., ii, p. 273). He is probably the David de Louchor mentioned in a quitclaim of the lands of Drumkarauch, 1260 (RPSA., p. 346), and is in record as sheriff of Fife in 1264-66 (ER., i, p. 4, 31, 34). David de Louchor witnessed a charter by Camelin, bishop of St. Andrews, 1269 (RPSA., p. 174), and as David de Lothar (for Lochar, c misread as t) he is mentioned in a mandate by the bishops of St Andrews and Aberdeen in 1264 (Pap. Lett., i, p. 408). David de Louchof witnessed a charter by Alexander m at Rokesburg, 1279 (RD., p. 53; see more on this David in Inchcolm, p. 143-144). Constantino de Logher, sheriff of Fife, who swore fealty to Edward i in 1291, was in 1296, along with Hugh de Loghore, among the Scots prisoners taken in Dunbar Castle (Bain, n, 508, 742). In 1305 Constantin de Loghore was juror on an inquisition made at Perth (ibid., 1670), and Hugh de Locwor, probably the above- #NAME? Duncan, twelfth earl of Fife to the abbot of Dunfermline, 1316 (RD., 349). David de Louhore appears in 1328 (ER., i, p. 84), and again c. 1328-32 as David de Louchqwore among the witnesses to a charter by Michael de Wemys (Soltre, p. 48). Philip de Lowchqwor umquhile lord of the third part of Pitfirrane is in record, 1435 (Pitfimme, 21). Jonet Lochequoir in St. Andrews was executed for witchcraft, 1595 (St. Andrews, p. 800). Margaret Lochoir was retoured heir of her father, William Lochoir, burgess of Kinghome, 1608 (Retours, Fife, 195), and the Rev. Charles . Lochore was minister of Drymen from 1824 to 1877. In the Dvnfermline Burgh Records (ed. Beveridge) the name occurs as Lochor, Lochquhor, Lochtquor, Locquhor, Lokquhor, and Lokqwhor. "_{(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)}

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