: In 1323 , King Robert the Bruce granted the Royal Forest and Tower of Drum to William de Irwyn (Irvine) in recognition of his service as the King's secretary.
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: The Irvine family held the estate for 650 years (24 generations) before it was gifted to the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) in 1975. : In 1323 , King Robert the Bruce