The castle Fail Monastery
1 castle 1.1 final destruction of monastery , castle 1.2 ruins prior 1952 1.3 surviving remains the castle circa 1617 william wallace, grandson of sir hugh wallace of craigie, expected inherit property father, william wallace, known minister of fail, commendator. listed monastery lands manor place of failford , gardens known west yaird, neltoun yaird, gardine yaird, yeister yaird, , kirk yaird. in august 1618 walter whyteford granted monastery of fail in place of william wallace; grant ratified parliament in 1621. whitefords had properties @ blaiquharn (previously whiteford) , dunduff castle near dunure. blaeu s map of 1654 shows extensive wooded area around feil abbey (sic) pale around 3 sides , final boundary water of fail. the immunities derived monastery passed hands of earls of dundonald , in 1690, william, earl of dundonald, served heir father, john earl of dundonald, in beneficies of failford, spiritually temporalily. buildings repaired after passing ownership of wallace family,...