History of the Frasers of Lovat", Alexander Mackenzie, A & W Mackenzie, In
verness, 1896
The descendants of the Constable of Fort Lovat appointed by the king (t
he Gilchrists) ‘continued in Lovat till the year 1170 when John Bisse
t, a man of eminence at the court of William the Lion, married the King
’s own daughter, and settled there under Royal authority.