When he is pronounced ThaneofCawdor for his military victories – aprophecy come truebeforehis ascension to the kingship – heis tempted into murdertofulfillthe secondprophecy.
Across the moor from the the ancient family seat, the 14th-century Cawdor Castle, is Carnoch, the shepherd's summer dwelling that dates back to the 1890s.
Wales Office Minister Stephen Crabb said the closure of the Cawdor Barracks - which Mr Hammond said was no longer "fit for purpose" - was "disappointing".