The estate of the Drummond of Blair Drummond family lies a mile to the south of Doune, Stirling. The family was descended from the homes of Renton and Kames. Scottish advocate, judge, philosopher, writer and agricultural improver Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696 - 1782) married Agatha, daughter of James Drummond of Blair Drummond, who inherited Blairdrummond house in 1766, Lord Kames then began to transform the area of Blair Drummond, turning it from an often water-laden moss into productive agricultural land, which brought him an income of almost £2000 per year. The couple's son, George Home Drummond (d. 1819) inherited the estate following the death of his parents; Lord Kames, as well as many of his descendants, is buried in the Home-Drummond plot at Kincardine-in-Menteith just west of Blair Drummond.
George Home Drummond's son, Henry Home Drummond (1783 - 1867), was a politician, advocate, landowner and agricultural improver. He married Christian Moray of Abercairney (1779 - 1864), the sister and co-heir of Major William Moray Stirling (1785 - 1850), in 1812. This brought the estate of Ardoch into the family and the family name changed to Stirling-Home-Drummond. The pair had a son named George Stirling Home Drummond (1813 - 1876), who became a landowner and antiquarian. George Stirling Home Drummond married twice, firstly to Mary Hay of Dunse Castle (b. 1817) in 1840 and secondly to Kalitza Janet Erskine Christian Hay (b. 1833) in 1863; neither marriage produced any children.
The Blair Drummond estate was sold in 1912/13 to Sir A. Kay Muir and later became an adventure and safari park, which opened to the public on 15 May 1970 and is now home to over 350 animals.