Patrick Lindsay, 4th of the Byres

12. Kirkforthar About a mile out of Glenrothes we pass Kirkforthar House on the right. This belonged to the Lindsay family, and were neighbours of the main branch of our family at Forthar round the corner. There were several marriages between the two families over the centuries. In the 1470’s, Isobelle, daughter of Henry Pitcarne, married Patrick, 4th Lord Lindsay of the Byres, and it was Patrick the 6th Lord Lindsay of the Byres who served with Lord Robert Pitcairn on the church reforming body called The Lords of the Congregation. Both men were anti-Mary Queen of Scots. Lord Lindsay even played a part in the murder of Mary’s secretary, Rizzio; and extracted the resignation of her crown in the Castle of Loch Leven. He was also with Robert Pitcairn both in the meeting with Queen Elizabeth I in York concerning Mary, and in the Ruthven Raid.