Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 175, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1920 — Wemyss of Wemyss Castle. [ARTICLE]

Wemyss of Wemyss Castle.

Wemyss castle, mentioned In a will case in the Scottish courts, includes in its modern structure parts of a thirteenth century building. Near by it is the ruin of Macduff’s castle, a fif-teenth-century erection. In spite of tradition, the latter has nothing to do with the Mac Duff of immortal memory, nor can the family of Wemyss claim kin with that great thane. But the family does trace back on the same spot through seven generations, a pedigree vouched for by Sir William Fraser as one of the longest and purest in Scotland. A Wemyss of Wemyss castle entertained Edward I before Robert the Bruce won his victories; another, later, Mary, Queen of- Scots, who to her ruin met Darnley under his roof.