Armorial stone of the Duke and Margaret Hamilton

The 16th-century painted interior and an intricately carved armorial stone showcase Arran’s ducal coronet alongside the collar of the Order of Saint Michael, a French honor he received in 1548. The stone bears the Hamilton family motto, the woodsman’s rallying cry, **“Through!”**, as well as the arms of his wife, Margaret Douglas, accompanied by her motto “Lock Sickar,” meaning secure or steadfast. Originally adorning the north pavilion of Kinneil House’s main block, the armorial stone now resides in a cellar alongside other historic carvings.

The Hamilton armorial panel is preserved inside their secondary residence, Kinneil House in Bo’ness. It prominently displays the arms of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, following his elevation to Duke of Châtellerault, a title granted after his agreement to the betrothal of Mary, Queen of Scots to François, the French Dauphin, who later married on 24 April 1558. As the Queen’s closest cousin and first Regent of Scotland (1543–54), Hamilton governed Scotland during her childhood and was her heir presumptive—next in line to the throne until the birth of James VI in 1566. The panel also features the arms of his wife, Margaret Douglas, with their respective family mottos: “Through” for Hamilton and “Lock Sickar”—be secure—for Douglas. Originally set above the main entrance of Kinneil House, the panel would have once been vividly painted to impress visitors with the family’s prestigious status.  

Margaret was the daughter of James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton and Katherine Stewart, the illegitimate daughter of James IV.  Margaret, and her sisters, Beatrix and Elizabeth, were at 'certayne tymes or the most part of the yere distempered with an unquiet humour' - i.e. mentally ill.

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