OS1/7/15/137
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CORN AND SAW MILL [Berriedale] | Mill (Corn & Saw) Mill (Corn & Saw) Mill (Corn & Saw) |
John McKay, Badbea, A. McPherson, A Sutherland, |
042 | A stone building on the River side, with dwelling house & outhouses attached Propy [Property] of His Grace the Duke of Portland. |
BERRIEDALE CASTLE (Remains of) | Berriedale Castle (Remains of) Berriedale Castle (Remains of) |
J. McKay A McPherson Mr. Cameron |
042 | The remains of what was once a very strong Fortress, at the Confluence of Berriedale River with the sea, it seems to have been isolated from the main land by a natural break in the rock, & so surrounded by a cliff on all sides, when in all its ancient grandeour it muse have been quite impregnable Py. [Property] of the Duke of Portland. A small portion of the outer walls, almost level with the surface of the ground, also one or two partitions, in the same state. This is all that at present exists of the once famous "Berriedale Castle" |
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[Page] 137Parish of Latheron -- Co. [County] of Caithness
Berriedale Castle (Remains of) - Sap. [Sapper] [-------]
describe the present condition
of the remains. ?
W.P.
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