Robert Drummond of Carnock

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Sir Robert Drummond of Carnock (d. 1592) was Master of Work to the Crown of Scotland from 1579 to 1583.

He was the eldest son of Alexander Drummond, of Carnock and Arnmore, and Marjory Elphinstone. He was the grandfather of the poet William Drummond of Hawthornden.

"Dominus Drummond", as he is referred to in the annals, was responsible for the repairs to Dunfermline Abbey in 1570^[1]

Alexander Montgomerie wrote an epitaph to Drummond:

All buildings brave bid DRUMMOND nou adeu;

Quhais lyf furthsheu he lude thame by the lave.

Quhair sall we craiv sik policle to haiv?

Quha with him straiv to polish, build or plante?

These giftis, grant, God lent him by the laiv

All buildings brave bid Drummond now adieu,

Whose life demonstrated he loved so many of them.

Where now shall we seek building and estate improvement?

Who with him strove to adorn, build or plant?

These gifts, I grant, God lent him in quantity.

[edit] References

• Drummond of Carnock, accessed 9 June, 2007.

Preceded by John Hamilton

Master of Work to the Crown of Scotland 1579–1583

Succeeded by William Schaw