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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOCKHALL CASTLE (Ruin) | Knockhall Castle Knockhall Castle Knockhall Castle |
New Stat Act [Statistical Account] Capt [Captain] Mitchell (Ythan Lodge) Revd [Reverend] W.S. Watt (Ph. [Parish] Minister) |
048 | The Castle of Knockhall, now in ruins is Situated about half a mile North of Newburgh, and was at one period the residence of the family of Udny It was builtin the year 1565, was burnt by accident in 1734, and was never repaired. (Extract from Statistical Account) Page 699 "Knockhall the seat of Udny of that ilk possessed originally by the Sinclairs, and therefore by them built in the form of a Cross, a cross engrailed, Sable, being their Arms." (Collections on the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff). The exterior Walls of this Castle are almost entire, but the roof is gone and the interior apartments are in a ruinous state' B. Render Corp. R.E. [Corporal Royal Engineers] 30/8/ [ ] |
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[Page] 28Parish of Foveran
KNOCKHALL CASTLE
1565
(In Ruins)
adopted- agreeable to
Correspondence between
Cap: [Captain] Courtney- and Cap: [Captain] Parsons
February & March 1867
"Knock. A hill"(Jamieson)
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