Old Photograph Muirdrum Scotland

Old photograph of Muirdrum locate two miles South of Carnoustie, Scotland. This Scottish village is mentioned in the list of lands purchased by George Maule, 2nd Earl of Panmure in 1667. These lands were forfeited by his heir, James Maule, 4th Earl of Panmure following the Jacobite Rebellion in 1715. James Maule, born 1658, died 11 April 1723, was a Scottish peer. He was born in Monifieth. He became the 4th Earl of Panmure in 1686 on the death of his brother, George Maule, the 3rd Earl. he married Margaret, the daughter of William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton. He was responsible for commissioning Alexander Edward to reconstruct Brechin Castle between approximately 1696 and 1709, and he also expanded the family seat of Panmure House.



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