The mansion of Drums, in the Parish of Erskine, occupies a commanding situation, on an eminence about one mile due south from the riverbank; and from the plateau upon which it is erected a very extensive view may be obtained of the Clyde, and of Dumbartonshire, on its northern shore. The present house was built by James King of Drums, in and though several important alterations have been made upon it, the original structure can still be easily identified.

By his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Hyndman, shipmaster at Port-Glasgow, he had four sons all of whom predeceased him. His cousin (German), William King, acquired the neighbouring estate of Millbank, and entailed it upon Matthew King, third son of James King of Drums; and upon the death of Matthew, in 1793 (unmarried), Millbank fell to Thomas the youngest son. The estate of Drums, however, was not entailed; and after the death of James King, in 1809, it was sold to Duncan Darroch, Esq., of Gourock and the house was inhabited for a considerable time by the late General Duncan Darroch (ob. 1847), before he succeeded to the patrimonial estate. Drums was included in the entail of the Gourock estate, and is now the property of J. C. Cunningham, Esq., Craigends. It is. at present the residence of W. T. Lithgow, Esq.