History of the Castle:In 1619, the Tweedies sold the barony to John Murray of Halmyre. He was succeeded by his son David in 1625 who, in 1634, was knighted by King Charles I. The lands of Stobo were again erected into a free barony by Charter to Sir David Murray in 1698. The Murray family resided at the principle farm, Hillhouse, where the castle now stands. The names Stobo and Hillhouse seem to be interchangeable, as during the 18th century the property appears on maps variously as Hillhouse, Stobo and Stobo House. In 1743, the Estate was assigned to a nephew,another Sir David Murray, the 4th Baronet who fought for Prince Charles at Culloden in 1746. He escaped but was later caught and condemned to death. However, the sentence was commuted to banishment for life and he found refuge in France where he died in 1770. Twenty years after Culloden in 1766, the confiscated properties of Sir David Murray were...

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