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Terringzean CastlePronounced "Tringan" this now-ruined castle was partly built in the 15th century. The earliest reference to it dates from 1438 when £14 Scots was paid in tax to support the royal household. A Charter dated 26th April 1467 was awarded to Thomas BOYD, Earl of Arran for the lands of "Trarinzeane". Thomas`s wife Mary was the sister of King James III. The lands later became the property of the CRAWFUIRDS of Leifnoreis and for a time was known as Crawfuirdstone. In 1563 they resigned the lordship to Sir Matthew CAMPBELL of Loudoun who signed the Protestant Bond of Union in 1559. The lands were bought by Lord Dumfries in 1696. The Castle was excavated in the 1890s by the 3rd Lord Bute. The tower, which has walls ten feet thick, is the oldest part. Lesser wings have stood to the north and west of it, creating a courtyard. The Castle was partly surrounded by a moat, with steep embankments on other sides.
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