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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE BOX FOUND HERE A.D. 1851 [Coldhome] | Stone Box (found here) Stone Box (found here) |
Mr. Strath Coldhome Mr. William Norrie Raittshill |
046 | While trenching the ground in the Year 1851 Mr. Strath, Coldhome found a stone box measuring 1'.0" x 9" x 6" made of flags & containing the half of a gold finger ring. |
| TOLQUHON CASTLE (In Ruins) | Tolquhon Castle (in Ruins) Tolquhon Castle (in Ruins) Tolquhon Castle (in Ruins) |
Mr. Robert Garden Mains of Tolquhon Mr. John Duncan Newseat Mr. James Connon East Newseat |
046 | An ancient pile of buildings forming a quadrangle, in a very ruinous condition, containing several very fine chambers and passages with arched roofs, the main part of the building was erected between the years 1585-1589 by William Forbes, laird of Tolquhon. |
| PRESTON'S TOWER | Preston's Tower Preston's Tower Preston's Tower |
Mr Robert Garden Mains of Tolquhon Mr William Booth Mains of Tolquhon Mr James Connon East Newseat |
046 | This name applies to the chief tower of Tolquhon Castle it was the first erected but the date of erection cannot be ascertained, but it is now a mass of ruins Tolquhon Consists of an ancient Castle called the "Preston's Tower, from its first possessors, and of several other buildings (which render it a Court.) begun, (as the inscription of the front shows.) by William Forbes of Tolquhon A.D. 1584, and ended by him A D. 1589. (Collection of the Shires) |
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Note: Tolquhon Castle - Statistical Account of Tarves page 667
"The Castle of Tolquhon now in a very ruinous condition with
the exception of a part of it called "the Auld tower" was built
between 1584 and 1589 by William Forbes, laird of Tolquhon.
Its of considerable extent, being of a quadrangular form and enclosing a large
courtyard, the arched gateway of which is defended by two towers with loop
holes to enable those within to use fire arms or arrows
against assailants."
Note: Preston's Tower - Tolquhon Consists of an ancient castle, called the Preston's Tower from its first possessors, and of several other buildings (which render it a Court) begun, (as the inscription of the front shows.) by William Forbes of Tolquhon A.D. 1584, and ended by him AD. 1589. (Collections of the Shires)
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