Priestfield House

The estate, originally an outlying property of Crawford Priory, was purchased from the Earl of Glasgow by a wealthy merchant, James Martin Esq.

In addition to this, the existing Service Wing was expanded to accommodate a larger domestic staff.

[2] The same architect was responsible for the construction of the extensive Priestfield Maltings nearby.

Martin was an agriculturalist and industrialist, with extensive interests in malting, and the mining and burning of lime.

At his death, his Cults lime works were said to be the largest of their kind in Scotland.