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Andrew Aytoun (died 1547), was a Scottish soldier and engineer, and captain of Stirling Castle .

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20-686: Aytoun is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: Andrew Aytoun (died 1547), Scottish soldier and engineer George Aytoun (born 1880), Scottish footballer Robert Aytoun (1570–1638), Scottish poet Roger Aytoun (died 1810), British soldier Roger Sinclair Aytoun (1823–1904), Scottish politician William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1813–1865), Scottish poet, humorist, and writer See also [ edit ] Aiton (surname) Ayton (surname) References [ edit ] ^ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With

40-692: A Vocabulary of Christian Names . Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p.  101 . OCLC   1060940902 – via Internet Archive . [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Aytoun . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aytoun&oldid=989422122 " Categories : Surnames Surnames of Scottish origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

60-786: A kitchen. The burnt area is discussed as an "oven". In August 1507 Aytoun was the keeper of Donald of the Isles at Stirling Castle, and spent £17 on his prisoner's clothes. James IV gave him the lands of Nether Dunmure , or Denmuir, in the parish of Dunbog in Fife in 1507 for his good service. In January 1508 James IV gave his offices of keeper of Stirling Castle and Baillie of Stirlingshire to Alexander Elphinstone and his English wife, Elizabeth Barlay . Andrew Aytoun died in September 1547. Andrew Ayton married Isobel Kencragie. Their children included: Borthwick Castle Borthwick Castle

80-637: Is a 'U-shaped' keep with a 12-foot (3.7 m) gap between the projecting, slightly asymmetrical, towers. There was a surrounding defensive courtyard with round towers pierced with shot-holes at the corners. While the tower house itself is exceptionally well preserved for its date, the surrounding wall and towers are much restored. Mary, Queen of Scots visited Borthwick in August 1563 and October 1566. On 15 May 1567 she married James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell , and in June they came to Borthwick where they were besieged in

100-585: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Andrew Aytoun Aytoun worked for James IV of Scotland , whose reign lasted from 1488 until his death at the battle of Flodden in 1513. He was regarded as a member of the king's household and bought livery clothes in " Rissilis " black. He was Chamberlain of the royal estates in Stirlingshire and Strathearn. He was appointed Baillie of Stirlingshire and Keeper of Stirling Castle in February 1501. He

120-408: Is one of the largest and best-preserved surviving medieval Scottish fortifications. It is located twelve miles (19 km) south-east of Edinburgh , to the east of the village of Borthwick , on a site protected on three sides by a steep fall in the ground. It was constructed in 1430 for Sir William Borthwick , from whom the castle takes its name, Panoramic views of the castle can be seen from

140-458: Is preserved in a crypt in the church at Faarvejle nearby." In 1650 the Castle was attacked by Oliver Cromwell 's forces, and was surrendered after only a few cannon shots. The damage to the walls from this attack is still visible. After a period of abandonment, the Castle was restored by 1914. During World War II the structure was used as a hiding place to store national treasures. In 1973 it

160-653: The Borders Railway between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank railway stations . The castle was built at the site of an earlier structure, and it remains the Borthwick family ancestral seat. Sir William Borthwick , later the 1st Lord, obtained from King James I on 2 June 1430 a licence to erect on the Mote of Locherwart , a castle or fortalice. This was unusual in Scotland as nobles generally did not need to get permission for

180-632: The River Forth . His work was recorded as "casting of the dock in the Poll of Erth to the schip". James IV was a frequent visitor to the dock at Airth, as his one surviving household account book for 1512 shows. In November 1506 Aytoun paid the king's painter again, and also gave money to the alchemist Caldwell who was working in Stirling Castle with a furnace in an effort to make the fifth element known as "quinta essentia" . Aytoun provided coal and charcoal for

200-459: The alchemist's furnace in February, April, and May 1507. Aytoun had supplied earthenware pots, alum , salt , and eggs to Alexander Ogilvy for the project in September 1503. The apothecary John Mosman also contributed to the alchemical work . The remains of a floor with heat-cracked tiles discovered at the castle by archaeologists at the "Ladies' Lookout" is believed to be the site of the workshop Aytoun provided for Caldwell, or perhaps represents

220-543: The building and fortifying of a Castle. He acquired a large part of Locherworth from his neighbour William Hay who was resentful of this and jealous of his neighbour's castle. The well-preserved medieval effigies of the builder and his lady can be seen in the nearby parish kirk of St Kentigern , which retains a 15th-century aisle also probably built by him. It was originally a stone enclosure fortress centring on an unusually tall tower house with walls up to 14 feet (4.3 m) thick and 110 feet (34 m) in height. The design

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240-507: The care of a sick man at the castle. In May 1506 he went to Dunblane to buy cart horses, and in June bought taffeta cloth for the king's hat from a Stirling merchant. In August 1506 he paid the king's painter and sent "Irish" prisoners, followers of the Lord of the Isles , from Stirling to Edinburgh. In September 1506 Andrew Aytoun was paid for making a dock for ship building at the Pool of Airth on

260-585: The castle while under the protection of 6th Lord Borthwick . Mary escaped the siege by disguising herself as a male page. However, the queen was soon arrested and taken to Lochleven Castle where she was held in captivity. Bothwell fled to Orkney and Shetland, and from there escaped to Norway, which at the time was under Danish rule. "The king of Denmark kept him in prison as a useful pawn, first in Malmö, then in Dragsholm on Zealand, where he died insane. His embalmed body

280-450: The large cannon scar on one face, the walls, built of fine sandstone ashlar, are virtually complete, and very unusually, none of the original narrow windows have been enlarged. The battlements, however, no longer survive to their original height, having lost their stepped crenelations . They are carried on massive projecting corbels with corner roundels. The tower has two doorways, both unaltered and round headed. One at ground level leads into

300-458: The partly subterranean kitchen and storage vaults. The second is directly above it at first-floor level, and leads directly into the stone-vaulted great hall. It is approached by a reconstructed stone bridge. The Great hall of Borthwick Castle is 40 feet (12 m) long and of great height. The barrelled Gothic ceiling is painted with pictures of the castle and 'De Temple of Honor' in Gothic characters

320-406: The women who rocked their cradles. They stayed again in September 1503, and Margaret Tudor came from Linlithgow Palace . Aytoun obtained a dairy cow, fed the swans, stocked the fish-ponds with trout and pike, and supplied rushes for the floors of the bedchambers. On 20 October 1503 Aytoun helped Margaret Tudor move from Stirling back to Linlithgow. In July 1505 James IV gave him two shillings for

340-400: Was a valued servant of James IV and had a royal pension of £20 in 1508. On 28 July 1497, at "Corriwale Hawch" he delivered a sum of money to Robert Ker, Master of Artillery, who had refurbished the great cannon Mons Meg and was hauling it to Norham Castle . Aytoun may have caught up with Ker and the cannon near "Currie Wood" south of Edinburgh, at Borthwick Castle . In September 1502 he

360-639: Was also given a tack of lands at Inveralloun and the West part of Tillicoultry . From 1497 to 1508 he was master of building work at Stirling Castle, receiving £1,180 Scots in March 1505, and £445 in August 1506 with another £60 for hauling timber in October. The "King's Old Building" at Stirling Castle was completed by Walter Merlioun . The fore-work or gateway was also built at this time, by master masons John Lockhart and John Yorkstone, who managed their own budgets. Lockhart

380-456: Was leased from the Borthwick family and converted into an exclusive hire venue. In June 2013, the castle closed for extensive refurbishment, and once again opened as an events venue in September 2015. Borthwick Castle is built as a double tower, 74 feet (23 m) long, 68 feet (21 m) in breadth and 90 feet (27 m) high. The castle is on a small hill surrounded by a stream. Apart from

400-466: Was paid for the expenses of a royal household in Stirling which included the children of the king and Janet Kennedy , their nurses and female servants, the court embroiderers, Besse Hag, and Thomas Fleming. The king had gone on a pilgrimage to Whithorn without these women. Aytoun also paid for the attendance of a physician, Doctor Ogilvy, and for washing the clothes or swaddling of the youngest children, and

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