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The Earls and Countesses of Crawford and Balcarres, Scotland’s most ancient earldom, have held the seat of Balcarres for almost five centuries. John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, purchased the lands in 1586, further expanding the fortified tower house during his lifetime. Over twenty generations of our family have called this place home ...
In 1595, John Lindsay built a semi-fortified house at Balcarres. It has undergone much change over the years including two principal extensions: in 1840, General James Lindsay commissioned William Burn to design the South West wing. In 1864, Sir Coutts Lindsay employed David Bryce to build an extensive addition to the North of the property.
Balcarres House lies 1km north of the village of Colinsburgh, in the East Neuk of Fife, in eastern Scotland. It is centred on a mansion built in 1595 by John Lindsay (1552–1598), 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 ...
These lands were united into a free barony in 1592 and in 1595 Lindsay built a house at Balcarres, which he made his principal residence. This comprised a south addition to a pre-existing house, built in 1511 by Sir John Stirling of Keir (Gifford 1992, p.80).
The house was built after the lands of Balcarres were granted to John Lindsay in 1586, prior to which the lands had been held by Douglases and Borthwicks. It seems probable that the superiority of Balcarres had historically been held by the Dunbars of Kilconquhar (as the dispossessed descendants of the earls of Dunbar came to be known) or the earls of Fife, but they are not specifically mentioned.
Balcarres House lies 1km north of the village of Colinsburgh, in the East Neuk of Fife, in eastern Scotland. It is centred on a mansion built in 1595 by John Lindsay (1552–1598), 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 ...
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Jul 6, 2024 · Lindsay, John, Lord Menmuir (1552 -1598) John Lindsay was born in 1552, the second son of David, 9th Earl of Crawford, and Catherine, daughter of Sir John Campbell of Lorn. He was educated at Paris and the University of Cambridge. He became Secretary of State for Scotland, and was made a Lord of Session as Lord Menmuir.
