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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE TOWERS (Site of) | Towers (site of) | New Statistical Account p. [page] 28 George Forbes Esqr. Sheriff Clerk |
004.12 | The following extract from the New Statistical account p [page] 28 contains all that is known of the Towers "A few old persons can yet remember some large massy Ruins, standing on the space now occupied by the plainstones, called the Towers. These have probably been originally a part of the monastery, but are Known to have been latterly a residence of the Lords of Banff. In some old rights this building is styled a palace a distinction it is supposed to have acquired in consequence of having been the temporary abode of certain of the Scottish Kings who disappears from date of some old charters, had visited the town This building was demolished by General Monro in August 1640 as is thus related in the History of the Gordons vol. [volume] II p. [page] 339. JMH. |
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[Page] 53Parish of Banff -- Co. [County] of Banff
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