OS1/10/6/200
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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TOWN BURN | Town Burn | Rev. Dr [Reverend Doctor] Bennet, Closeburn David Newlands, Lakehead John Adams, Closeburn Castle |
031 | [Situation] From the junction of runners 12 chains N, [North] of Heathery Dam E. by S. [East by South] to Castle Loch A small stream flowing past Closeburn Hall. Rises on the farm of Gilchristland and falls into the Castle Loch |
CLOSEBURN CASTLE | Closeburn Castle | Rev. Dr [Reverend Doctor] Bennet John Adams Dr [Doctor] Ramage |
031 | [Situation] Between Castle Loch and Castle Wood A small square tower or peel a little to the South of Closeburn Hall. The tower is still entire, and is at present used as a dwellinghouse, but nothing seems to be known regarding its history, although it is [supposed] by some to be upwards of 800 years old |
CASTLE WOOD | Castle Wood | David Newlands John Adams Robert French, Closeburn Lodge |
031 | [Situation] 53 Chains N, [North] from Park A long wooded bank immediately to the east of Closeburn Castle, and extending from Closeburn Mains to Croal Chapel |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 200Parish of Closeburn -- Plan 31-12 -- Trace 2
[signed] W. Paterson c/a [Civilian Assistant]
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