sentences:  The Earls of Home had already established a new seat at The Hirsel by 1611.However, the castle finally succumbed to the forces of Cromwell in 1650 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.James, 3rd Earl of Home was a prominent member of the Kirk Party, and after Cromwell's successful investiture of Edinburgh Castle, he sent Colonel George Fenwick to beset the Earl's Castle with two regiments.