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Karen and Marc Ellington moved from Oregon to Scotland, and rescued Towie Barclay Castle, a rundown structure they transformed into a family home

Marc Ellington, who played with Fairport Convention and jammed with the Byrds, made Scotland his home and became an important voice in the conservation of historic buildings.

The 16th-century Aberdeenshire seat of the Barclay clan was restored by the folk singer Marc Ellington and his wife Karen in the 1970s

Marc Ellington, American folk singer who became the laird of a Scottish estate – obituary Telegraph Obituaries © Estate Of Keith Morris/Redferns Marc Ellington in his folk days - Estate Of Keith Morris/Redferns Marc Ellington, who has died aged 75, was an American folk rock musician and Vietnam draft evader who became one of Scotland’s leading building conservationists through his restoration of the derelict Towie Barclay Castle. He was a man of warmth and generosity, and his journey from hippiedom to the heart of the Scottish Establishment as Deputy Lieutenant of Aberd...

© DCT Media Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Despite a busy life rubbing shoulders with royalty of both the traditional and musical variety, Marc Ellington painstakingly brought a ruined north-east castle back to life. That will be his legacy, following his death on Wednesday, aged 75. Mr Ellington, who bought Towie Barclay Castle, near Turriff, alongside his wife Karen, in the 1960s, spent years rebuilding it into a...