▁a ▁hero ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁and ▁wrote ▁a ▁celebrated ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁conflict . ▁The ▁Gordon ▁family ▁sold ▁the ▁estate ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁the ▁Count ess ▁of ▁South esk . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁r ented ▁to ▁the ▁Cons olid ated ▁P neum atic ▁Tool ▁Company ▁of ▁F ras er burgh ▁to ▁provide ▁ev acu ation ▁prem ises ▁for ▁their ▁London ▁head ▁office . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁farm house ▁and ▁gradually ▁fell ▁into ▁serious ▁decl ine . ▁The ▁park ▁was ▁destroyed ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁on wards ▁with ▁the ▁mass ▁clear ance ▁of ▁trees ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁rec laim ▁land ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁use . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁Building ▁at ▁R isk ▁by ▁the ▁Scottish ▁C iv ic ▁Trust . ▁A ▁major ▁long - term ▁rest oration ▁programme ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁grounds ▁was ▁inst ig ated ▁by ▁new ▁own ers ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁project ▁won ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Group ▁Arch itect ural ▁Awards ▁prize ▁for ▁best ▁Rest oration ▁of ▁a ▁Georg ian ▁country ▁house ▁in ▁Britain . ▁The ▁Georg ian ▁Group ▁stated ▁that : ▁" From ▁being ▁a ▁mor ib und ▁building ▁at ▁risk ▁r idd led ▁with ▁dry ▁rot , ▁C air ness ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁magnific ent ▁private ▁home