Editing David I of Scotland (section)

=== Pacification of the west and north ===
Richard Oram puts forward the suggestion that it was during this period that David granted [[Walter fitz Alan]] [[Strathgryfe]], with northern [[Kyle, Ayrshire|Kyle]] and the area around [[Renfrew]], forming what would become the "Stewart" lordship of Strathgryfe; he also suggests that [[Hugh de Morville, Constable of Scotland|Hugh de Morville]] may have gained [[Cunninghame|Cunningham]] and the settlement of "Strathyrewen" (i.e. [[Irvine, North Ayrshire|Irvine]]). This would indicate that the 1130–1134 campaign had resulted in the acquisition of these territories.<ref>For all this, see Oram, ''David'', pp. 93–96.</ref>

How long it took to pacify Moray is not known, but in this period David appointed his nephew William fitz Duncan to succeed Óengus, perhaps in compensation for the exclusion from the succession to the Scottish throne caused by the coming of age of David's son [[Henry of Scotland|Henry]]. William may have been given the daughter of Óengus in marriage, cementing his authority in the region. The burghs of [[Elgin, Moray|Elgin]] and [[Forres]] may have been founded at this point, consolidating royal authority in Moray.<ref>For all this, see Oram, ''David'', pp. 93–96; Oram also believes that the burghs of [[Auldearn]] and [[Inverness]] may also have been founded at this time, but it is more usual to ascribe these to the reign of David's grandson [[William the Lion]]; see, for instance, McNeill, Peter & MacQueen, Hector (eds), ''Atlas of Scottish History to 1707'', (Edinburgh, 1996), pp. 196–198.</ref> David also founded [[Urquhart Priory]], possibly as a "victory monastery", and assigned to it a percentage of his ''[[cain]]'' (tribute) from Argyll.<ref>Oram, ''David'', pp. 91–93.</ref>

During this period too, a marriage was arranged between the son of [[Matad, Mormaer of Atholl]], and the daughter of [[Haakon Paulsson]], [[Earl of Orkney]]. The marriage temporarily secured the northern frontier of the kingdom and held out the prospect that a son of one of David's [[mormaer]]s could gain [[Orkney]] and [[Caithness]] for the Kingdom of Scotland. Thus, by the time Henry I died on 1 December 1135, David had more of Scotland under his control than ever before.<ref>Oram, ''David'', p. 119.</ref>