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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| AIKET CASTLE | Aiket Castle Aiket Castle Aiket Castle Aiket Castle Aiket Castle Aiket Castle Aiket Castle |
John Calderwood Esqr. protr. [proprietor] J.A. Snodgrass Esqr. John Gilmour Esqr. Robert Cochrane Esqr. "Bard of Glazert" Paterson's History New Statistical Acct. [Account] |
012 | An old castle finely situated on the right bank of the Glazert Burn about 1 mile W.S.W. [West South West] of Dunlop. The date of its erection is unknown, but it is said to be one of the oldest castles in Scotland, now inhabited. It is still in pretty good repair; occupied by Mr. James Gemmell; and now the property of John Calderwood Esq., Caldhame. |
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51Parish of Dunlop
"At the foot of Barr Hill, on the right bank of the Glazert, stands now, with only one exception, the most ancient building in the parish - Aiket Castle. It is a strong square tower, with a side of thirty feet; it was originally four stories in height, but in modern times, has been reduced to three". "The walls at the base are upwards of seven feet thick". "In ancient times it was surrounded with a moat". Paterson's History.
"Aiket Castle, about a mile South of the church is now the oldest building in the parish. The date of its erection is not exactly known; but as a considerable branch of the Cunninghame family possessed the property of which it was the mansion for some centuries preceding 1700, about which time it passed into other hands, we may assign to it a very respectable antiquity. It consisted originally of a square tower, vaulted on the ground floor, & four or five storeys high". New Statistical Account
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