Clan Ruthven

William Ruthven 1st Earl of Gowrie,a4th lord of Ruthven is my 12th great grandfather!!

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Dirleton Castle And GardenFor 400 years, Dirleton Castle stood as a magnificent fortress--residence for three successive noble families. It was badly damaged during Cromwell's siege of 1650, but its f...

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Near Perth, Perthshire. Held by the Ruthvens from 1580, but they were forfeited in 1600 and the property went to the Murrays, whose descendants the Earls of Mansfield and Viscounts Stormont built t...

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Hon. Alex. Ruthven was a distinguished soldier who fought in the Sudan in 1898, where he won the Victoria Cross. He was appointed Governor-General of Australia in 1936.

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Huntingtower Castle, also known as The House of Ruthven. It also has interesting legends about witchcraft. There is a legend of the Ruthven daughter, Dorothy, leaping between the towers to avoid bein...