Lost John Constable masterpiece is found collecting dust in Scottish castle

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A painting which had been left to gather dust by its current owners turns out to be a lost John Constable masterpiece worth £2 million. 

It was discovered in an 800-year-old Scottish castle near Kilmarnock, which was inherited by a couple struggling to pay the bills.

Simon Houison Craufurd, laird of Craufurdland Castle estate, and his wife Adity said the new found fortune will be 'life-changing' for the estate, which racks up repair and maintenance costs of £100,000 a year.

....Mr Craufurd is the 29th laird of the 600-acre estate. He said there is 'huge pressure not to be the last'...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12364127/Lost-John-Constable-masterpiece-worth-2million-collecting-dust-Scottish-castle-inherited-couple-struggling-pay-upkeep.html

Who was 28th laird?

John Peter Houison Craufurd of Craufurdland, 27th of Craufurdland & Braehead, dies aged 82 https://groups.google.com/g/peerage-news/c/UOAR-1pQF70/m/ViVHloE0fD0J

[marquess]

Good for him, I hope that the will at least be able to treble the size of the estate. The extra income should help to relieve that £100k per year pressure. 

[Henry W]

https://craufurdland.co.uk/timeline/craufurd-of-craufurdland-2/

See above family history on the estate website.  They have John Peter Houison Craufurd as the 28th laird.  Not sure what Michael Rhodes based his numbering on in 2012, but I can well believe that just as with peerage titles, different sources have different numberings especially for the more ancient titles.