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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAINS OF GLENBUCKET | Mains of Glenbucket Mains of Glenbucket Mains of Glenbucket |
Valuation Roll William Smith Occupier Mr J.E. Douglas Buchaam |
060 | Comprising of a Commodious dwelling house with large office houses and garden detached Situated about a mile E.S.E. [East South East] of Ben Newe and at the Castle of Glenbucket. The property of the Earl of Fife. |
| GLENBUCKET CASTLE (In Ruins) | Glenbucket Castle (In ruins) Glenbucket Castle (In ruins) Glenbucket Castle (In ruins) |
Rev: [Reverend] John Brennan Kirkton Mr James Cameron Schoolmaster Glenbucket Mr J.E. Douglas Buchaam |
060 | Situated about three chains N [North] of the Mains of Glenbucket, as is said to be in ruins more or less for upwards of a Century The walls are mostly up and although of a softish Red Sand Stone are Still in a good preservation. The date of erection I could not ascertain for Certainty. The lower appartments as is usually the Case in Such buildings, are arched over in strong stonework. On the outside of a door lintel are inserted the following viz Hellen Carnege Done 1590 This however might have been a wing added to the former It is Said to have been belonging to the Gordons at this date, and that a mention is made in some record of a Hellen Douglas viz Widow Gordon and 5 Sons were living in the Castle in the year 1696 It is also Said that a Gordon the proprietor of it having taken a part in the Rebellion of 1745 and after Culloden field day he became an [outcast] and that he witnessed from a neighbouring hill the Royalists burning the Castle to the ground etc. etc. The property of the Earl of Fife. |
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