History
The twinning link between Maule and Carnoustie was first instigated by the people of Maule. Prior to 1992 the search began for a suitable Scots town to twin with and it was about this time that the historical link with the Carnoustie area came to the fore. This proved to be a link with the Panmure Estate situated immediately to the north of Carnoustie.
The clan Maule of Scotland claim descendency from Gaurin, son of Pierre de Maule who came to Britain during the Norman invasion of 1066 hence the initial French link. During the following 100 years the Maule family were linked to the then kings of England which resulted in William de Maule being given lands at Fowlis in Perthshire in 1138. About 1175 the barony of Panmure was given to Philip de Valoniis for services rendered to William I of England at the same time he was made the High Chamberlain of Scotland. Philip’s son William inherited his father’s title and lands, his only child was Christiana. Following the death of William de Maule his estate was inherited by his brother Richard as he had died childless. In 1224 Richard de Maule married Christiana and so the Panmure estate passed to the Maule family. In later years the family dropped the ‘de’ and simply became known as Maule.
In the following centuries the Maule family were closely linked to the Scottish Kings and in 1646 Charles I created the Earldon of Panmure for Patrick Maule who was one of his staunch supporters. It was his son George the 3rd Earl who built a mansion house on the Panmure estates. George was succeeded by his brother James who became the 4th Earl a supporter of James VII the Old Pretender who was later to go into exile in France. James followed him and spent the rest of his life in a town not far from the town of Maule. Because of his support for the Old Pretender James the 4th Earl forfeited his lands but these were later bought back by his nephew and so the Panmure estate returned to the Maule family. The estate later passed by marriage to the Earl of Dalhousie and was finally sold by the family in 1950 to pay death duties. The mansion was last lived in about 1860 and was demolished in 1955. Since then the estate has been resold on several occasions up to 2001 when its final sale lead to the estate being broken up.
As a mark of the historical link, in 2002 on the 10th anniversary of the twinning association between the two towns it was decided to adopt a tartan which reflected this and with the permission of the present Earl of Dalhousie the two associations adopted the Red Ramsay tartan (pictured above). This can now be seen proudly worn in various garbs on both sides of the channel.
This therefore forms the historical link between Carnoustie and the town of Maule in France and following a deputation which travelled to Carnoustie from France in 1991 the charter was signed in July 1992. This laid the foundation for the strong ties which exist between the two areas today
The clan Maule of Scotland claim descendency from Gaurin, son of Pierre de Maule who came to Britain during the Norman invasion of 1066 hence the initial French link. During the following 100 years the Maule family were linked to the then kings of England which resulted in William de Maule being given lands at Fowlis in Perthshire in 1138. About 1175 the barony of Panmure was given to Philip de Valoniis for services rendered to William I of England at the same time he was made the High Chamberlain of Scotland. Philip’s son William inherited his father’s title and lands, his only child was Christiana. Following the death of William de Maule his estate was inherited by his brother Richard as he had died childless. In 1224 Richard de Maule married Christiana and so the Panmure estate passed to the Maule family. In later years the family dropped the ‘de’ and simply became known as Maule.
In the following centuries the Maule family were closely linked to the Scottish Kings and in 1646 Charles I created the Earldon of Panmure for Patrick Maule who was one of his staunch supporters. It was his son George the 3rd Earl who built a mansion house on the Panmure estates. George was succeeded by his brother James who became the 4th Earl a supporter of James VII the Old Pretender who was later to go into exile in France. James followed him and spent the rest of his life in a town not far from the town of Maule. Because of his support for the Old Pretender James the 4th Earl forfeited his lands but these were later bought back by his nephew and so the Panmure estate returned to the Maule family. The estate later passed by marriage to the Earl of Dalhousie and was finally sold by the family in 1950 to pay death duties. The mansion was last lived in about 1860 and was demolished in 1955. Since then the estate has been resold on several occasions up to 2001 when its final sale lead to the estate being broken up.
As a mark of the historical link, in 2002 on the 10th anniversary of the twinning association between the two towns it was decided to adopt a tartan which reflected this and with the permission of the present Earl of Dalhousie the two associations adopted the Red Ramsay tartan (pictured above). This can now be seen proudly worn in various garbs on both sides of the channel.
This therefore forms the historical link between Carnoustie and the town of Maule in France and following a deputation which travelled to Carnoustie from France in 1991 the charter was signed in July 1992. This laid the foundation for the strong ties which exist between the two areas today
