These items included a gold chain belt of pearl knots and a hair garnishing with 57 diamonds which his son James Richardson returned to Holyrood Palace on 18 March 1580.

By long tradition they were tenants of Dunfermline Abbey and they objected to the new "feu" of the lands obtained by the Richardsons from Mary, Queen of Scots.

The villagers claimed that the Richardsons had undertaken not to disturb their rights and tenancies, but in fact had exacted higher rents.

This house was badly damaged at some point in intervening decades, presumably due to fire, and thereafter in the 19th century the surviving structure was used as an agricultural building, shown on 1852 OS map as Smeaton Dairy.

[7] The southern range of buildings, which is considerably changed, now survives as a dwelling house with kitchen, 2-story hall and staircase, all added during the 20th century.