page_title: Clan Irvine
section_title: 17th century and Civil War
hierarchical_section_title: Clan Irvine / History / 17th century and Civil War
caption_attribution_description: English: Drum Castle
context_page_description: Clan Irvine is a Scottish clan.
context_section_description: During the Civil War, the royalist Irvines supported Charles I. However the Irvines lived in a mainly Covenanter district and Drum Castle was therefore an obvious target. The castle was attacked when the Laird of Drum was absent by a strong force that surrounded it with artillery. Lady Irvine surrendered and the castle was then looted. The Laird of Drum's two sons both fought in the civil war and were both captured. The younger son, Robert, died in the dungeons of Edinburgh Castle, however his brother, Alexander, was freed after James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose's victory at the Battle of Kilsyth in 1645. Drum Castle was again attacked, ransacked, the ladies of the house were ejected and the estate was ruined.
caption: Drum Castle, seat of the chief of Clan Irvine, was attacked twice during the Civil War.
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