V. – ROBERT SKENE OF WESTERCORSE AND RAMORE.
On 18th November 1661, there is a sasine in favor of “Robertus Skene nunc de Ramore nepos quondam Magistri Gilberti Skene de Westercorse filius quondam Jacobi Skene quondam de Ramore,” in the lands of Carquhine Ramore Catterloch et Tilnabo Molendini de Ramore.
“Robert Skene of Ramore descended of a second brother of the Laird of Skene” records arms in the Lyon Register: “Gules three daggers argent pomelled and surmounted on the points with alse many woolf’s heads couped or, all within a bordur invecked of the second.” Crest: “A birk-tree environed with certaine ears of oats all growing out of a mount proper.” Motto: “Sub montibus altis.”
He was three times married, 1st, to a daughter of Rait of Halgreen, 2nd, to Barbara, daughter of William Forbes of Cotton, and relict of Gilbert Skene of Dyce, and 3rd, to a daughter of Robert Irvine of Cults.
By his first wife he had an only daughter, Margaret Skene, who married James Hog of Blairiedryne, and brought the estate of Ramore into that family.
On 8th August, 1685, there is a sasine in favour of Margaret Skene, spouse of James Hog of Blairiedryne, and in 1691 there is a sasine in favour of James Hog of Blairiedryne, in the lands of Ramore, &c.
