Sir Hugh Crawford (c. 1195–1265) was the Second Sheriff of Ayr, Chief of

Clan Crawford Clan Crawford is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands. The clan is of Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon origin.George Crawfurd, ''Laurus Crawfordiana.'' Transcribed and annotated by Raymond Crawfurd, Published by Clan Crawford Association, 2013. T ...

, and Lord of

Loudoun Loudoun () is a parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland and lies between five and ten miles east of Kilmarnock. The parish roughly encompasses the northern half of the Upper-Irvine Valley and borders Galston parish, Galston Parish (which encompasses ...

. He probably lived in Loudon Castle even while he administrated quite some distance away in the town of

Ayr Ayr ( ; ; , meaning "confluence of the River Àir"), is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. A former royal burgh, today it is the administrative centre of South Ayrshire Council, and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With ...

. According to Burkes Peerage and the POMS database he was granted Crosbie, Fairlie and the Munnoch at West Kilbride in 1225. Although these lands were identified in the charter as held for royal hunting grounds(Alexander II), they included the rich cattle port of Portencross. Hugh is often confused with his son also named Hugh, and grandson Hugh, who fought at the Battle of Largs in 1263 and was confirmed in his holding of Crosbie by Alexander III. https://www.poms.ac.uk/record/source/2653/

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Clan Crawford Association
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crawford, Hugh 1190s births 1265 deaths People from Loudoun Nobility from East Ayrshire Scottish knights 12th-century Scottish nobility 13th-century Scottish nobility