Finlaystone House History

- Six centuries, three families -

Finlaystone house has a long and varied past and has been the home to six families throughout it's eight hundred year history. As well as family history, the house has also hosted some of Scotland's most famous historical figures in the past, most notably John Knox in 1556, Robert Burns in 1768 and was extended by the noted architect Sir John James Burnet in 1900.

Follow the links below to delve deeper into Finlaystone House's distinguished history.

• 1296 - The Dennistouns
• 1399 - The Cunninghams
• 1796 - The Cunninghame Grahams
• 1873 - The Kidstons
• 1929 - The MacMillans