William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton was a grandson of the 6th Earl of Morton. He was Treasurer of Scotland, and a zealous Royalist.
William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton, KG
Aberdour Castle
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Aberdour Castle is in the village of Easter Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. Parts of the castle date from around 1200, making Aberdour one of the two oldest datable standing castles in Scotland, along with
William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton
…had gone to be "merry" at More Park with Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford. Morton was Treasurer of Scotland from 1630 to 1636. He extended his home at Aberdour Castle in Fife, with a Renaissance-style east wing, with a long gallery overlooking a formal terraced garden. On the outbreak of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms…
South front of Aberdour Castle; the oldest part is on the left
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland from 1572 to 1578
The 17th century wing of the castle, showing the sundial
Aberdour Castle ruins, 2010