 The Cunninghames, led by the Earl of Glencairn burned Eglinton Castle to the ground in revenge in 1528.Kerelaw was rebuilt sometime after 1488 and is reported to have contained a number of carved coats of arms of the Scottish nobility, taken from Kilwinning Abbey, Nine fishermen from Saltcoats were granted leases in 1545 in return for carrying the Earl's furniture to Finlayston on the Clyde every spring from the Creek of Saltcoats and bringing it back again in the autumn when the family returned to Kerelaw for the winter months.A half barrel of herrings was also to be furnished yearly to the Earl.