Frendraught Castle

James Crichton of Frendraught was charged with, but acquitted of, their murder; instead, one of his servants, John Meldrum,[2] was executed.

[5] While it is said that he was captured and died soon after,[1][3] John Buchan says that he lived until 1664 or 1665, and that another story, that he committed suicide after the battle, although accepted by the Dictionary of National Biography, is without foundation.

[1][3] Incorporating parts of the original castle, the present house was built in 1656, remodelled in 1753, and extended in the 1790s, 1840s and 1880s.

[2] The rebuilding in the 17th century consists of an imposing seven-window harled front with an ashlar-faced three window centre, which is topped by a semicircular pediment, slightly advanced.

[2] The ghost of Lady Elizabeth Gordon, who died long after the events of the 1630 fire (but may have been involved in the burning), is said to haunt the building and grounds.