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liis awin defence. Ye heard before how Harthill had brynt Thombeg, and taken the Farquhars,whom he took to relieve George Gordon of Rhynie, that Craigiewar had takin befor, wheruponhe and the Farquhars were set to libertie ; Harthill forsees, and mans his hous, a stronghold.The Forbesses and Frasers gathers against him, but did no hurt.”

It is said that the last of the Leith’s, lairds of Harthill, having quarrelled with hisneighbours, set fire to the Castle, and left the country. The estate and ruined tower passedto the Erskines of Pittodrie, and are now the property of Major Knight Erskine, the repre-sentative of that ancient family.