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| Name |
Hugh (of Loudoun Viscount Crawford?) De Crawford [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1297 |
Murdered  |
| Person ID |
I158385 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
19 Aug 2013 |
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Below fromhttp://www.caledoniancastles.co.uk/castles/strathclyde/loudoun.htm
Sir Hugh de Crauford of Loudon was the grandfather of Sir WilliamWallace, who was born at nearby Ellerslie. One of Sir William's swordshung in the entrance hall of Loudoun until it was sold at auction in the1930s.
The property passed by marriage to the Campbells. Sir John Campbell ofLawers, was created Earl of Loudoun in 1633. Sir John became Lord HighChancellor of Scotland in 1641 and took part in the coronation of CharlesII at Scone in 1651. Meanwhile, in 1650 Oliver Cromwell's General Moncklaid siege to and destroyed part of the castle forcing its surrender. Herepaired and extended the old keep with further buildings on the southside of it.
James, the 2nd Earl was a supporter of the Covenant and forced intoexile in Holland, where he died in 1684.
His son, Hugh, succeeded him and served as privy councilor to QueenAnne and King George I. He was a Joint Secretary of State for Scotlandfrom 1705 and as such was appointed to negotiate the terms of the Treatyof Union. Part of those negotiations are said to have taken place underthe 'Auld Yew Tree' on the south side of the house.
John, 4th Earl of Loudoun, is said to have planted over a million treeson the estate, thousands of acres at the time, many of which he broughtback from America, where he was commander of British forces in 1755.
In the early 1800s the estate passed to Francis, Lord Hastings, by wayof his marriage to Flora Mure-Campbell, Countess of Loudon. It was theywho built much of mansion but ran out of money before its completion,having to forego a large banqueting hall planned for the north side. Itcost them in the region of £100,000 - which translates to around£3,500,000 in today's money. Formal gardens to the south of the housewere first laid out at this time and have now been restored to near theiroriginal form.
The end came on the night of 1st December 1941 while the house wasoccupied by Belgian soldiers as well as the family. The Countess and herdaughters were asleep in their ground floor rooms when they were awakenedby fire raging above. Fortunately all escaped safely, by the time theover stretched war-time fire brigade arrived there was little they coulddo to save the building.
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