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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDRINGTON CASTLE (Remains of) | Edrington Castle Edrington Castle Edrington Castle |
James Jeffrey Oswald, Edrington Castle James Ketchan Free Church Manse John Logan The Clappers. |
018.05 ; 018.09 | This ancient and renowned castle occupied the summit of a steep craggy, bank overhanging the Whiteadder, and in consequence of its close proximity to the borders was deemed a place of considerable strength and importance. It was one of the many places in Berwickshire burnt by the Duke of Gloucesters army in July 1482 but was soon afterwards rebuilt. In 1558 It was again in the possession of the English, and at the Union, it was dismantled and suffered to fall into decay, There is now only two small portions of a tower to be seen, which form the gable ends of an outhouse belonging to the farm built within the moat. |
| EDRINGTON CASTLE FARM | Edrington Castle Farm Edrington Castle Farm Edrington Castle Farm |
James Jeffrey Oswald, James Ketchan John Logan |
018.05 ; 018.09 ; 018.10 | This Farm steading is built upon the ground once occupied by Edrington Castle, and Some of the buildings are constructed with portions of the old walls it is surrounded with the ditch or moat which is still of considerable depth. It is the Property of and Tenanted by James Jeffrey Oswald Esqr. |
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[Page] 41Ph. [Parish] of Mordington -- Sheet 18.9 Trace 3 -- Collected by John Webster Pte. RS&M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
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