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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| BLAIRQUHAN | 045 | [Continued from page 9 ] up with window pieces & other mouldings from the old Castle. The offices are detached from the mansion and consist of a solid two storey erection occupying a small square. The principal approach to Blairquhan has been carried by the Water of Girvan for two miles & a half. The ornamental ground is well kept & picturesquely situated |
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[Page] 10 -- Ph. [Parish] of Straiton[Continued from page 9]
Blairquhan continued,
"maternally descended from the Kennedy's, Earls of Cassillis.
"During the persecution, a garrison was stationed in Blairquahan,
"of 100 foot, and 20 horse ** Blairquhan Castle,
"(modern mansion), the seat of Sir D. Hunter Blair Baronet,
"was finished in the year 1824. It is upon the banks of the
"Girvan, almost upon the site of the ancient castle, and
" about a mile from Straiton village".
Statistical Account (1842)
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