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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEAN CASTLE (In Ruins) | Dean Castle Dean Castle Dean Castle Dean Castle Dean Castle Dean Castle Dean Castle Dean Castle |
McKays History of Kilmarnock Pattersons History of Ayrshire Robertsons History of Ayrshire and Cunninghame New Statistical Acct. [Account] Paterson History Johnson's Co. [County] Map Old Statistical Account. |
018 | Is situated on the East bank of the Kilmarnock Water about a mile & a half from the Town of Kilmarnock in a hollow at the Confluence of the Fenwick & Craufurdland Waters. according to 'Robertsons History of Ayrshire' it was accidently burned in 1735. There are two Square piles of the Building still standing without the roof, the walls are of immense strength and height, that of the older portion being about six feet thick. It is the property of the Duke of Portland and portions of it are used as office houses by Mr Hunter Strauchen the Baron Officer to his Grace. There are also some new houses, recently erected at the place which go under the name of Dean and are [Continued] |
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[Page] 61County of Ayr -- No. 21 -- Parish of Kilmarnock
"The Dean Castle stands about half a mile North
east from the town, and was the residence of the noble but unfortunate
family of Kilmarnock. It is a very ancient edifice; but no information
can be obtained of the time when it was built. In the year 1735, it was
entirely consumed by fire. This accident was occasioned by by the inattention
of a maid servant, who was preparing some lint for spinning, which
unhappily took fire, by which means this noble and ancient structure
was laid in ruins. In this situation it it still remains, and the hands
of time is slowly destroying what the fury of the flames had spared."
New Statistical Account
page 541
"Dean Castle. The ruins of Dean Castle, once the
seat of the noble but unfortunate family of Boyd, are Situated
within a mile and a half of Kilmarnock" " The castle originally
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