James Crichton of Frendraught

James Crichton of Frendraught or Frendraucht (1599-1667) was a Scottish landowner and survivor of the Fire of Frendraught in October 1630. Several of his guests were killed at Frendraught Castle and arson was suspected, though the facts of the case were widely disputed and remain unresolved.[1]

Traces remain of old Frendraught Castle at the later house, said to be haunted by Elizabeth Gordon, Lady Frendraught
Kinnairdy Castle was Crichton of Frendraught's second home in Aberdeenshire. The castle masonry has now been harled
Elizabeth Gordon, Lady Frendraught was married at Gordon Castle but was refused entry on 19 October 1630
James Crichton lived at Gladstone's Land in Edinburgh after the fire at Frendraught
  1. ^ Robert Chambers, Domestic Annals of Scotland, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1859), pp. 43–50.