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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINDLATER CASTLE (In Ruins) | Findlater Castle (Ruins of) Findlater Castle (Ruins of) Findlater Castle (Ruins of) Castle of Findlater Castle of Findlater Ruins of Findlater Castle Findlater Castle. |
Estate Plan. New Stat: [Statistical] Account. Mr Anderson. Editor, Banffshire Reporter. New Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Robertsons Map of Banffshire 1822 Black's Map. Sheet 10 |
003.06 | Extensive ruins, of an ancient fortified castle; standing on a high precipitous, peninsulated rock on the sea coast, the South Wall and some vaulted dungeons and apartments, are still in good preservation. |
| FOSSE AND DRAWBRIDGE (Remains of) | Fosse & Drawbridge (In Ruins) | 003.06 | On the land side it appears to have been protected by a strong wall, and a fosse and drawbridge. | |
| FOSSE | 003.06 | Farther inland, on the top of the Main Cliff, there are still visible, traces of another fosse and rampart, for defending the approach to the fort. | ||
| DOVE COT [Findlater Castle] | 003.06 | The Dove cot. which belonged to the Castle stands near the farm steading of the Barnyards of Findlater, and is still in good preservation, and used for its original purpose - It is now the property of the Earl of Seafield - Date of erection not known. |
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[Page] 14Ph [Parish] of Fordyce -- Co [County] Banff.
[signed] J. McDiarmid c/a [civilain assistant]
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