from George Douglas of Pittendreich, and was fortified and garrisoned by the English. A new artillery fortification was built overlooking the old castle of the Home family. In January 1549 the French landed two boat loads of ladders at Dunbar, intending to assault the fort.

The English soldiers were entertained by two Irish minstrels on 9 July 1549. On 31 January 1550 English soldiers raided Keith Marischal, burning two barn yards at the Place