 Sir David’s sister, Miss Elizabeth Moncreiffe of Moncreiffe, was his heir, but declared that it was her wish that he be succeeded by her cousin, Sir Iain, the Baron of Easter Moncreiffe, while she retained the feudal barony of Moncreiffe.She built a modern country house on the site of the old seat which incorporates the doorway reclaimed from the ashes of the burned house.Sir Iain died in 1985 and the chiefship reverted to Miss Moncreiffe.