George, 5th Earl of Caithness later killed the two men who had held his father in imprisonment in the castle, Ingram and David Sinclair, and in the traditional history of Caithness he is known as "Wicked George", but Roland Saint-Clair stated that this might be more fairly said of the 4th Earl.

[5] According to historian Robert Mackay, it was decided at the meeting that the Clan Gunn should be "made away", because they were judged to be the principal authors of these "troubles and commotions", but that both Hugh Mackay and George Sinclair, Earl of Caithness were unwilling to attack their old allies the Clan Gunn and therefore departed from the meeting at Elgin.

[4] He sent a message to both Hugh Mackay and George Sinclair, Earl of Caithness to meet him at Sutherland's seat of Dunrobin Castle.

[5] Robert Mackay also states that the Earl of Caithness agreed with the Gordon's proposals at this second meeting to attack the Gunns.

[3] The English ambassador Robert Bowes wrote in January 1592 that the Earl of Caithness had recently captured and hanged the eldest sons of Lachlan Mor Mackintosh and Angus Williams, with eight of their companions.

This led to a dispute with George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal in 1610 because his tenants in Caithness were not subject to the Sheriff's jurisdiction.

The Earl of Caithness was then in Edinburgh and offered to proceed to Orkney and vindicate the authority of the law, providing that he was given sufficient troops for the purpose.

The Government agreed and in August 1614 he set sail from Leith with sixty soldiers and two pieces of cannon from Edinburgh Castle.

The prisoners were all brought to Edinburgh and executed, with the exception of Patrick Halcro whose betrayal had caused the castle to capitulate.