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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLE MAINS OF WARDHOUSE | Little Mains of Wardhouse. Little Mains of Wardhouse. Little Mains of Wardhouse. |
Mr. W. Beattie. Mr. Alexander Innes. Mr. John Innes. |
043 | A small farmsteading situated at the foot of the Gallows Hill; the property of Carlos P. Gordon Esq. Wardhouse |
| Site of CASTLE OF WARDHOUSE | (Site of) Castle of Wardhouse (Site of) Castle of Wardhouse (Site of) Castle of Wardhouse (Site of) Castle of Wardhouse |
Mr. W Beattie Statistical Account page 749, Mr. Alexander Innes. Collections of the Shires |
043 | There was once a castle stood here, which originally belonged to Count Lesly of Balquhain. proprietor of the lands termed the Barony of Meikle Wardhouse &c. but since the Counts time it has passed into the hands of various proprietors. and is at present in possession of Carlos P. Gordon. Esq. Wardhouse. All that remains to mark the spot where the Castle once stood, is a fosse, though it is not many years ago since the walls were taken down. |
| FOSSE [Castle of Wardhouse] | Fosse Fosse Fosse |
Mr W. Beattie Statistical Account page 749. Mr Alexander Innes. Collections of the Shires |
043 | All that remains to mark the spot where the Castle once stood, is a fosse, though it is not many Years ago since the walls were taken down. Collections of the Shires. In the hollow, or narrow valley, to the west of Dunnideer, is the site of the Ancient Castle of wardhouse, the only remaining vestige of which now is the fosse, by which it had been surrounded, although it is not very many years since the ruins of the walls were removed. In April 1647 "the Young Harthill" garrisoned the house of Wardes for the King; but on being besieged, he was forced to surrender it to the parliamentary generals. Middleton and David Lesley. The Scots in the house were set at liberty: there were sixteen Irish taken in it, all of them with the Captain who commanded them, were hanged. "The Young Harthill" himself was beheaded at the Cross of Edinburgh on the 20th October 1647. |
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