Montgreenan Castle and the Murder of the 4th Earl of Eglinton

In April 1586 Hugh Montgomerie, 4th Earl of Eglinton, was murdered by Cunninghame of Clonherb Castle and in revenge Sir Robert Montgomerie of Skelmorlie (See Skelmorlie Aisle) murdered Alexander Cunningame, Commendator of Kilwining Abbey at his Bishop's Palace of Montgreenan.

[@ThunderboltWisdom]

Great info on what I consider to be one of the great feuds of all time. It makes the stories from the wild west seem small in comparison. Nice work!

[@rogergriffith286]

Many thanks

[@AllenCrawford3]

Well now I need to look up just how many Earls of Eglinton were murdered. (The Cunninghams of Ayrshire were apparently pretty bad news around that time. They mixed it up with the Blairs and Crawfords as well.)

[@rogergriffith286]

Dangerous times! They got their revenge though.

[@laylarose11]

these are my ancestors

[@rogergriffith286]

A great deal of history about them is on the web!

[@laylarose11]

@@rogergriffith286 thank you