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In 1470 the lands of Gargunnock were owned by Alexander
Hepburn, but by 1513 the lands had passed to two owners, Alexander Elphinstone
and Ninian Seton. However, the "lands of Gargunnock" were held throughout the 16th Century by the Elphinstones, according
to the Directory of Retours. The Seton Family held the lands for a little over a hundred years.
Sir Alexander
Seton of Gargunnock, Lord Kilcreuch, also acquired Culcreuch Castle in 1624 in settlement of monies owed
him by his brother-in-law, Robert Galbraith, 17th Chief of that Clan who was forced to flee to Ireland, bankrupt, to
escape his debts. Later the
same year, he was appointed a judge and took the title
Lord Kilcreuch. Soon his successful career necessitated selling the
estate to be nearer Edinburgh and in 1632, eight years after purchasing
Culcreuch, he sold Culcreuch out to Robert Napier. In 1634 the Gargunnock Estate is said to have been granted to the Earl of Mar and,
in around 1675, passed to Sir James Campbell, 11th Laird of Ardkinglas, through
marriage to Margaret of Gargunnock.
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