In the village of Crawford, just north of Moffet, is the ruins of the Lindsey tower or Crawford Castle. It is over a bridge and along the river with a sign identifying the site. I took my father and son there three years ago and have pictures that I am happy to share. My father asked that we go back after a week as we were leaving Scotland. It moved him enough that he wondered if he could buy the site. My belief, as opposed to knowledge, is that this was the original site of the main line of Crawfords build before 1200. Some time before 1300 the ownership passed through a daughter to the Lindsey family. Secondary branches of the family had moved around Ayr, 30 miles to the east, and owned at various times land in Kilbirnie, West Kilbryde, Crawford John, Craufurdland, and Newark. The Crawfords were often Sheriffs of Ayrshire which was an important role that had to be approved by the parliament. I came away from my trip this summer with a awe that our family was able to hold onto land in this 40 mile square area for 800 years through all of the turmoil that existed in Scotland. There is a book, The Fortified House in Scotland, vol. 3 South-West Scotland, by Nigel Tranter that has sketches and short histories if four of these locations. -- Andrew Crawford, 2785 IOE Dept., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 734 764-9410, Ascott Corp 734 663-2023 http://ascott.com/