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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST BRYDE'S TOWER | Bryde's Tower (Remains of) . St Bryde's Tower |
J. C. Brown Farmer Brydekirk Mains Bryce Hall Mount Annan The Revd. [Reverend] John H Gourlie |
057 | [Situation] At Brydekirk Mains -- This is supposed to have been a Border Tower of the Carlyles - originally - that of the Corries, and afterwards the Pasleys occupied it - the ancestors of the present General Pasley of the Royal Engineers. There is nothing remaining of it at present but one of the walls, which is about 7 links thick - it forms the gable end of one of the offices attached to the farm house of Brydekirk Mains. There is a large oblong stone placed over the door of one of the above offices, which was removed from some of the buildings attached to the Tower - the Tower was occupied about 50 years ago - it bears the following inscription "KENEL FOR HWNDS AND HWNTING HORS" It is at present the property of Colonel Pasley Dirom of Mount Annan. |
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[page] 27Parish of Annan -- Sheet 57 No 12 -- Trace 4
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Moira L- Moderator, SR1960
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