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THE HOUSE OF DUNROD. 55
Crawford -John, were appraised and sold to Sir James
Hamilton of Finnart. Lindsay hud the right of
recovery, but he entered into an arran«,'ement with
Hamilton whereby the latter retained the lands in
Crawford -John, and gave in exchange those of Nerston
in Kilbride, to be held of the grantor, reserving, however,
Nerston Mill and its. multures. * In 1540-41
Robert Lindsay acquired the whole of the Dunrod
estates, as previously related, f
The present owner of Crossljasket is George
Neilson, Esq. Incorporated with the modern mansion
is an old square tower, partly covered with ivy, as
seen on the left of the illustration. Of unknown age,
it was spoken of as ancient in 1793, and probably
dates from the time of the Lindsays.
SouTHWOOD :— " Mr John Lindsay, brother to
Dunrod/' Alexander, the last laird, was in the train
of young Lindsay of Edzell when, near the Salt Tron
of Edinburgh, he met young Wishart of Pitarrow and
his followers. The two parties came to blows, and a
desperate battle lasting from nine to eleven o'clock in
the evening ensued. Several on both sides were
wounded, and one of Pitarrow's company was killed
outright. J
Mr John married a daughter of John Tinto of Over
Southwood, § in the parish of Crawford-Lindsay, and
after 1624 he is designated '' of Southwood." ||
* Beg. Mag. Sig., XXVI., 126, 170 (Vol. II., Nos. 1719, 1796).
Laing Charters, No. 416.
t Page 24.
I Reg. Priv. Coun., Vol. VII., pp. 61, 145, 204, 626.
^ Acts and Decreets M.S., CCCLXV., 166.
Reg. Mag. Sig., I., II 47 (Vol. VII., No. 763).
He held