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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTER | Souter Souter Souter |
Mr J. Hardy Penmanshiel Mr Andrew Wilson Coldingham Mr Heugh Spence Coldingham |
002.14 | " A relic of feudal ages situated on the verge of a lofty rock which overhangs the German Ocean near ST Abbs Head. It is a tower surrounded by flanking walls and accessible only by one path and is bordered on either side by frowning precipices.It was an ancient fortress of the Earls of Hume. in 1410 it was held by Thomas Holden and an English garrison who had long infected the country by their pillaging excursion,when Patrick ,son of the Earl of Dunbar , with 100 men ,took the castle and captured the Governor.It fell again into the hands of the English but was recovered by stratagem in 1548.---"Sir Nicholas Throgmorton, in 1567 , charactises it as a place "fitter to lodge prisoners than men at liberty" and in 1570 when only tenanted by ten Scots Drury,marshall of Berwick, after taking Home Castle was sent to invest(the)Fast Castle with 2000 men it being the next pricipal place that belonged to Lord Home". Fullerton's Gazeteer of Scotland ( see other side) |
| SOUTER TAILS | Souter Tails Souter Tails Souter Tails |
Mr J. Hardy Penmanshiel Mr Andrew Wilson Coldingham Mr Heugh Spence Coldingham |
002.14 | |
| Fast Castle(in ruins) | Fast Castle (in ruins) " " |
Mr J Hardy farmer Pennseaushiel Andrew Wilson Meurcht Coldingham Heugh Spence Fisher Coldingham |
on" Fast Castle Head" about nine chains E.S.E from Black Mask | This name applies to the ruins of an old castle situated on the summit of a lofty and precipitous rock which forms a bold and conspicuous land mark for mariners , on the sea coast- the cliff upon which the ruins of the castle are situated ,is about seventy feet above the level of the sea , by which it is nearly surrounded.(vide Carrs History of Coldingham p92") |
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[Page] 17Ph [Parish] of Coldingham Sheet. 2. No 14 Traces 2. 3.
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