. The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century. s of cooking utensils ; with stores of barrelled meat and wine, full kists,large and small, with cattle, sheep, corn, and beir, and numerous otherarticles, all carefully priced and printed at length in The History of theCounty of Ayr, by James Paterson. Law Castle is situated on an eminence overlooking the village of WestKilbride. It is supposed to have been, says Dobie, built about 1468for the accommodation of the Princess Mary, sister of James ill., on hermarriage with Thomas, Master of Boyd,
. The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century. s of cooking utensils ; with stores of barrelled meat and wine, full kists,large and small, with cattle, sheep, corn, and beir, and numerous otherarticles, all carefully priced and printed at length in The History of theCounty of Ayr, by James Paterson. Law Castle is situated on an eminence overlooking the village of WestKilbride. It is supposed to have been, says Dobie, built about 1468for the accommodation of the Princess Mary, sister of James ill., on hermarriage with Thomas, Master of Boyd, afterwards Earl of Arran, and THIRD PERIOD 182 LITTLE CUMBRAE CASTLE, ETC. it continued to be one of the residences of the house of Boyd till 1670, whenWilliam, third Earl of Kilmarnock, alienated this property to Major HughBontin. The island of Little Cumbrae was from an early period under theguardianship of the Hunters of Hunterston, but in 1515 a Letter wasaddressed by the Privy Council to Hew, Earl of Eglintoun, making himkeeper of the island quhill the Kings perfyte age of xv yere, because. Fig. 120.—SKcliHorlie Castle. Soutli-West Corner of Offices. Robert Huntare is nocht of power to resist ye personis yat waistis thesamyn without suple and help.* In these circumstances we may concludethat the castle was built by Lord Eglinton. It was certainly one of theresidences of the family, as we learn from the following quotation fromthe burgh records of Glasgow, of date 1568, which is further interestingas giving an instance of the early use of glass for windows, and the care* Fonts Cunningham Topographised, ]). 190. CASTLE 183 THIRD PERIOD with which it was employed. Hew Eile of Eglintoun, contracted withGeorge Elphiustoun, glassin-wricht, burges of Glasgow, that the saidGeorge suld uphald and niantene the places of Ardrossan, Eglintoun,Polnone, Glasgow, and Cumray in glassin warke, as also the place of Irvin,for all which he is to receive yeaily twa bollis meill, and a
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