ro od ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁at ▁Living ston ▁and ▁its ▁income ▁in ▁a ▁char ter ▁that ▁was ▁witness ed ▁by ▁Tur st ani ▁fil ii ▁Le ving i ▁( Th ur stan ▁Lev ings son ). ▁He ▁built ▁a ▁fort ified ▁tower ▁( Pe el ▁of ▁Living ston ) ▁which ▁is ▁long ▁since ▁gone . ▁The ▁settlement ▁that ▁grew ▁up ▁around ▁it ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Le ving st oun , ▁L ay ing ston ▁and ▁eventually ▁ ▁fixed ▁at ▁Living ston . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁family ▁name ▁Le ving ▁who ▁controlled ▁the ▁area ▁until ▁dying ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 2 . ▁The ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁Scottish ▁tower ▁house , ▁Living ston ▁Pe el . ▁From ▁ 1 5 1 2 ▁until ▁ 1 6 7 1 ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁The ▁Murray s ▁of ▁E lib ank . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁the ▁Pe el ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁house ▁called ▁Living ston ▁Place ▁and ▁it ▁passed ▁from ▁the ▁Murray ▁family ▁to ▁the ▁C unning ham ▁family . ▁It ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Rose ber y ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁and ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ear ls ▁of ▁Call endar ▁and ▁the ▁Ear ls ▁of ▁Lin l ith gow ▁bear ▁the ▁family ▁name ▁Living ston , ▁and ▁trace ▁their ▁line age ▁back ▁through ▁Th ur stan ▁of ▁Le ving ston ▁to ▁his ▁father