Allister Lamont, 2nd Laird, of Knockdow

The McGorrie Lamonts of Knockdow were descended from Godfrey (Gorrie) Lamont c. 1431. Godfrey was the son of John Lamont, who may have been a younger son of Chief John III, which would place him in a direct line from Sir Laumon. One can only hope this is true, as they were the Lamonts who retained their ancestral land the longest, and maintained the traditions and history up to the present day. Sir Norman Lamont of Knockdow, the last McGorie Lamont, having no heirs, Knockdow was sold in 1992.

Knockdow (Knock-doo) comes from the Gaelic cnoc dubh, or black hill. It was named from the site of Old Knockdow, which was a few miles north of the present site. The current Knockdow is just about two miles north of Toward Castle, on route A 815.