FARLEYER LODGE

The Menzies Clan History is extensive and well documented. Dating from the attendance of Robert Menzies at the carriage of King Robert the Bruces' heart to the Holy Sepulchre, through the Coronation of King Robert II the first of the Royal House of Stewart and on through the battles of Flodden Field, Killiekrankie, Gladsmuir, Falkirk and Culloden to name but a few. Weem saw the foundation of the Black Watch in 1739. The company was then assembled on the Estate for 15 months when they embodied as a regiment. As part of the large Menzies Estate, Farleyer was probably built as a modest Factors House. It had undergone numerous extensions in its 476 year history to finally become the Dower House in the late 1800s. Built in about 1530, Farleyer was part of the 90,000 acre Menzies Estate and at the time of its sale in 1914, was the principal residence of Sir Robert and Lady Menzies. They were forced to move Farleyer after the castle was garrisoned by Cumberlands' men. Farleyer was a renowned..

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