Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of Balcarres House and Chapel, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Colinsburgh, East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. It is centred on a mansion built in 1595 by John Lindsay, born 1552, died 1598, second son of David, 9th Earl of Crawford. The house became the family seat of the Earl of Crawford. The present house is the result of substantial extensions in the early nineteenth century, using part of a fortune made in India, but preserves much of the original mansion. The name Balcarres comes from the Gaelic baile carrach meaning rough or stony settlement. The house was founded in 1511 by Sir John Stirling of Keir, having acquired the lands from the Scottish Crown upon strict condition of building certain structures and cultivating the land. In 1587 the house was acquired from Sir John Stirling by John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir second son of the 9th Earl of Crawford. He also acquired other lands in Fife, which were created into a barony in 1592. In 1633 King Charles I bestowed the title of Lord Lindsay of Balcarres on David Lindsay, second son of John Lindsay. David built a small Gothic chapel, and was buried there when he died in 1641. The chapel still stands near the road, but has lost its roof. David's son Alexander was created Earl of Balcarres in 1651. He and his wife, Anna supported the Royalists through the Civil War, dying in exile in Breda in 1659, while Balcarres was sequestered by the Parliamentarians. The Crawfords continued to back the Stuarts, and in 1689 Colin, 3rd Earl of Balcarres, was imprisoned and later exiled as a supporter of the deposed King James VII. He was permitted to return to Scotland in 1700, but took part in the failed Jacobite Rising of 1715, and was subsequently placed under house arrest at Balcarres. He later founded the estate village of Colinsburgh to the south of the house, before his death in 1722. Colonel James Lindsay inherited the house in 1836. He commissioned a substantial extension to Balcarres from the architect William Burn, preserving most of the old house within it. His son, Sir Coutts Lindsay, built another extension to the north east, and the terraced gardens, to designs by David Bryce in the 1860s. In April 1886 Sir Coutts sold the estate to his nephew, James Ludovic Lindsay, the ninth Earl of Balcarres and twenty sixth Earl of Crawford. It remains in the Earl's family. The surname Crawford is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. The surname Crawford was first found in Lanarkshire, Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig, a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow. Spelling variations of this family name include: Crawford, Crawfurd, Craufurd, Crawferd, Crawfford, Crafford, Craford, Crafort, Crayford and many more. John Lindsay Crawford, a Scottish farmer was convicted in Edinburgh, Scotland for 14 years for forgery, and transported aboard the Earl Spencer in May 1813, arriving in New South Wales, Australia; Robert Crawford, a Scottish convict who was convicted in Glasgow, Scotland for 7 years for theft, and transported aboard the Canada on 23rd April 1819, arriving in New South Wales, Australia; George Crawford, aged 27, a farm servant, arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship Bengal Merchant in 1840; Charles Crawford, arrived in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1750; Francis Crawford arrived in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1750; Mary Crawford arrived in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1750; Andrew Crawford arrived in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1774; Ann Crawford settled in Augusta Co. Virginia, America, in 1640; Stephen Crawford landed in Massachusetts, America, in 1649; Donald Crawford landed in New Jersey, America, in 1685. Clan Crawford is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands. Sir Reginald Crawford was appointed sheriff of Ayr in 1296. His sister married Wallace of Elderslie and was mother of the Scottish patriot William Wallace. The Crawfords rallied to their Wallace cousin during the Wars of Scottish Independence. The family of the Crawford sheriff of Ayr produced the main branches of the clan: the Crawfords of Auchinames and the Crawfords of Craufurdland. The chiefly line is reckoned to be that of Auchinames in Renfrewshire who received a grant for their lands from Robert the Bruce in 1320. After the clan disbanded, the clan split into families. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. @tourscotland
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