Seagate Castle, in Irvine, North Ayrshire, dates back to at least the 12th century. A wooden fortress belonging to the De Morville family is recorded in 1184. In the 14th century it was rebuilt in stone, and around 1361 it passed to the Montgomerie (Eglinton) family. The present structure was mostly built between 1562 and 1585 by Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglinton, as a grand townhouse or dower house rather than a strictly military fortress. Mary, Queen of Scots is said to have stayed there

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