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Unfortunately I can't find a reliable online source that mentions burning specifically, but I have a book (MacSween, Ann (2003). Elcho Castle. Edinburgh: Historic
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Introduction: You write that it was "given to the state", yet the article states that the property is still owned by the Wemyss family. Who is "the state": UK or
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This was a bit misleading I think. The property was still owned by the Wemyss family, it's just the guardianship/care of it was given to a
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