In 1539 he was tenant of Little Skattil and Bawblair and, by a charter dated 24 April 1543, his father resigned to him and his wife part of the lordship of Kintail and the lands of Mekill Braan.
[1] In 1544, Kenneth was commanded by the Earl of Huntly, who held a commission as Lieutenant of the North from the Queen Regent, Mary of Guise, to raise his vassals and lead an expedition against Donald Glas Macdonald of Moidart.
An Act of the Privy Council of 21 May 1562 records that Kenneth delivered up to the Queen Marie MacLeod, the heiress of Harris and Dunvegan, who had somehow found herself in his custody.
The Act held him harmless against any proceedings by James Macdonald of Dunnyveg and the Glens, the legal guardian of Marie MacLeod, who had previously demanded her return.
His own children also made very advantageous marriages:[1] Kenneth is said to have died at Killin (or possibly Killen) on 6 June 1568 and was buried at Beauly Priory.