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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE (Ruins of) [Castle Lachlan] | Strathlachlan Castle Strathlachlan Castle Castle Lachlan |
Mr Crawford Schoolmaster Norman Lamont Origines Parochiales |
151 | The ruins of the ancient castle of Strathlachlan stands near the point of a peninsula ½ a mile to the S.W. [South West] from "Castle Lachlan" whose walls are partly remaining in a good state of preservation, & apartments distinctly traceable. "Castle Lachlan a high square tower of the usual form which, as we have seen, appears under its present name in the reign of King Robert Bruce, stands on a peninsula in Lochfyne ½ a mile from the modern mansion" Origines Parochiales Donald McLachlan the principal inheritor seems resolved to keep the castle of his predecessors in such repair as it was when he succeeded to it. The height of the walls is 47 feet 3 in [inches] length 72 ft [feet] 4 in [inches]. It is not precisely known whe Castlelachlan was built |
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