OS1/3/31/65A

Continued entries/extra info

[page 65A]
Sheet 17 -- Plan 10 -- Irvine
Irvine -- Trace 1

24.4.56 [24 April 1856]

Sir
1 Stane Castle. It is
stated in the descriptive remarks
of this object that "From enquiries
made from H. Montgomerie
Esqr and other influential
persons, the burial ground
& chapel etc as mentioned in
the Statistical Accounts of
Ayr cannot be identified
on the ground" Will you
have the goodness to state
who the "other influential
persons" are - The names
of persons giving information
sho [should] be supplied in every
instance - This, I suppose
you have been told before
by Mr Morgan -

2. "Supposed site of
a chapel" - It is stated in
the descriptive remarks of this
supposed object, that, "the
foundations of a building
have been discovered by Mr
Gray" & "while excavating for
drainage purposes, from the
appearance which the foundations
presented, there can be little
doubt the superstructure
must have been of considerable
Mr Stewart
& Hennigan etc etc [continued on OS1/3/31/ 65B]

[Right Hand Column] -- Subsequent enquiry has Evidently
modified this statement,
which it is evident was written
hurriedly and without due
consideration by Mr Stuart -- [Initialled] JP Capt RE [Captain Royal Engineers] 26/4/56 [26 April 1856]

The names of the other influential
persons are John Blair and Mr Paterson,
Bankers, Irvine -- [Initialled] R.H.

Yes

Appearance of Ruin as found
by Mr Grey.

[Sketch]
Wall under surface removed
Ruin found [foundations] -- Road -- Stane Castle

[Signed] Capt [Captain] Bayly RE [Royal Engineers]

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