x ation ▁by ▁Scotland ▁In ▁ 1 4 6 8 ▁Or k ney ▁and ▁Sh et land ▁were ▁p led ged ▁by ▁Christian ▁I , ▁in ▁his ▁capacity ▁as ▁king ▁of ▁Norway , ▁for ▁the ▁payment ▁of ▁the ▁dow ry ▁of ▁his ▁daughter ▁Margaret , ▁bet ro th ed ▁to ▁James ▁III ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁money ▁was ▁never ▁paid , ▁their ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁crown ▁of ▁Scotland ▁has ▁been ▁perpet ual . ▁In ▁ 1 4 7 1 ▁James ▁best owed ▁the ▁castle ▁and ▁lands ▁of ▁Rav ens cra ig ▁in ▁F ife ▁on ▁William , ▁ear l ▁of ▁Or k ney , ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁all ▁his ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁ear ld om ▁of ▁Or k ney , ▁which , ▁by ▁act ▁of ▁parliament , ▁passed ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁ 1 4 7 2 , ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁to ▁the ▁Scottish ▁crown . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁full - scale ▁battle ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁Or k ney ▁soil — the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Summer dale — was ▁fought ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 9 , ▁between ▁the ▁S inc la irs ▁of ▁Or k ney ▁and ▁the ▁S inc la irs ▁of ▁Ca ith ness . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 6 4 ▁Lord ▁Robert ▁Stewart , ▁natural ▁son ▁of ▁James ▁V ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁who ▁had ▁visited ▁Kir kw all ▁twenty - four ▁years ▁before , ▁was ▁made ▁sh er iff ▁of ▁Or k ney ▁and ▁Sh et land , ▁and ▁received ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁est