OS1/3/20/85
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITNACH CRAIG | Aitnach Craig Aitnach Craig Aitnach Craig |
Mr Craig Cunninghame Baidland Mr Archibald Baidland Mains New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
007 | A nearly perpendicular cliff on the Rye Water, a short way South of Cunninghame Baidland, on the margin of which a Fort is Said to have Stood. |
| Site of Fort, Aitnach Craig being the rock above | (site of a ) Fort Fort Fort Fort Fort |
New Stat. [Staitistical] Account Mr. Archibald Baidland Mains Mr. Daniel Archibald Baidland Mains Mr J Craig Cunningham Baidland |
007 | A mound of earth of Circular form whereon it is Said (by Mr Archibald & those quoted, that An Ancient fort once Stood, of a Square form, but long Since Removed, there is however Sufficient traces of the existence of Something of the kind remaining. The New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] & Paterson's History thus makes mention of it "The Ruins of an Ancient Square Fort, formerly stood on the banks of the Rye on the brink of a precipitous rock called Aitnach Craig about 40 years ago they were wholly removed" |
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