Originally in the hands of the Earl of Cassillis, lands including Lagafater were gifted to Thomas Kennedy of Bargany in 1541 and 1550.

From there, it was sold to Robert Stewart of Corfin in 1847, to Sir George de la Poer Beresford in 1859, to the noted solicitor William White Millar SSC in 1863 and finally to the British Linen Company in 1887.

[4] Originally a large heather moorland, the best preserved areas can be found in the Black Glen, to the north of the estate.

The high point, Beneraird (439m) affords a view over four kingdoms (England, Scotland, Man, and Northern Ireland).

A large part of the estate falls within the Glenapp and Galloway Moors Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).