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Montgreenan is an estate in North Ayrshire, Parish of Kilwinning,
Scotland. The Lugton Water runs through the policies and farmland of
Montgreenan. Nearby are the hamlets of Torranyard and Auchentiber.
Following the murder of James III of Scotland, Sir John Ross de
Montgreenan lost all his lands, only to rapidly return to royal favour
under the rule of James IV and regain the Manor or Barony of Montgreenan.
The manor or barony is said to have passed to the Monastery of Kilwinning and then to Alexander Cunninghame and his wife Jean Blair in
1582 – 83 following the reformation, of which, Alexander had been a
prominent supporter. Alexander Cunninghame, the Commendator of
Kilwinning Abbey, was shot and killed at his gate at Montgreenan by Sir
Robert Montgomerie of Skelmorlie (better known for building the
Skelmorlie Aisle as his burial place) on 1 August 1586, as a direct
result of the assassination of Hugh Montgomerie, 4th Earl of Eglinton at
Stewarton in April of that year.
Lady Jean Cunninghame died in 1621,
leaving the lands to her son William, and by 1632 Alexander Cunninghame,
a grandson of Lady Jean was the owner, succeeded by his son Thomas in
1656. Thomas's son, of the same name, fought at the Battle of Bothwell
Bridge and was sentenced to death for his actions. His life was spared,
however his lands were forfeited and given to
Lieutenant-General Douglas
who sold it on to High Stevenson, clerk to the Privy Council.
In 1691
the Hearth Tax records show the mansion house with seven and five other
dwellings associated with the 'Lands of Montgreenan'.
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Source
Sources for this article include:
The Hearth Tax for Ayrshire 1691. Ayrshire Records Series V.1.; . |
