▁the ▁Wars ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Independ ence ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁family ▁initially ▁supported ▁the ▁English ▁and ▁Walter ▁f itz ▁Gilbert ▁( the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁family ) ▁was ▁governor ▁of ▁Both well ▁Castle ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁English . ▁However , ▁he ▁later ▁changed ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁Robert ▁the ▁Bruce , ▁following ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B ann ock burn , ▁and ▁c eded ▁Both well ▁to ▁him . ▁For ▁this ▁act , ▁he ▁was ▁reward ed ▁with ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁land ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁for fe ited ▁by ▁the ▁Com yn s ▁at ▁Dal ser f ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Bar ony ▁and ▁lands ▁of ▁Cad z ow , ▁which ▁in ▁time ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Hamilton . ▁ ▁Cad z ow ▁was ▁renamed ▁Hamilton ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁James , ▁Lord ▁Hamilton , ▁who ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Princess ▁Mary , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁King ▁James ▁II . ▁The ▁Hamilton ▁family ▁themselves ▁most ▁likely ▁took ▁their ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁Hum ble ton ▁or ▁Hom ild on ▁in ▁North umber land , ▁or ▁perhaps ▁from ▁a ▁place ▁near ▁Le ic ester . ▁ ▁The ▁H amil tons ▁constructed ▁many ▁land mark ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁including ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁M aus ole um ▁in ▁Str ath c ly de ▁Park , ▁which ▁has ▁the ▁longest ▁echo ▁of ▁any ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁Hamilton ▁family ▁are ▁major ▁land - own ers ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁Hamilton ▁Palace ▁was ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁D uk es ▁of ▁Hamilton ▁until ▁the