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Old Photograph Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie Scotland
Old photograph of Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie by Kilbirnie in North Ayrshire, Scotland. This Scottish castle is also known as the Place of Kilbirnie, The Place, or Kilbirnie House. Kilbirnie Castle is said to be the site where in 1263 the Scots mustered under Alexander III before fighting Norwegian forces in the Battle of Largs. The building is in two quite distinct parts: one a tower built in about 1470 for Malcolm Crawford and his wife, Marjory Barclay, an heiress and the last of her line; the other part is dated to 1627. The Honourable Patrick Lindsay purchased the castle and estate of Glengarnock in 1677 from Richard Cuninghame, the last of the Cuninghames of Garnock. In 1707 both baronies were united in the Barony of Kilburnie. The building was destroyed by fire early in the morning of 1 May 1757 during construction works, and never rebuilt. The 19th Earl of Crawfurd, his infant daughter Jean, later a Countess of Eglinton, and domestics had little time to escape. The family moved to the Barony manse at first and later to Bourtreehill House near Irvine. Lady Crawfurd was the eldest daughter and heiress of Robert Hamilton of Bourtreehill.
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