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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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KINNELHEAD TOWER | Kinnelhead Tower (remains of) Kinnelhead Tower (remains of) Kinnelhead Tower (remains of) |
William Anderson West Earshag John Elliot Rivox John Henry Kinnelhead |
024 | The ruins of a Castle or Tower, on the farm of Kinnelhead, the only remains standing are the foundation, and a portion of the walls, as high as the first flat,and from the appearance of the walls the different rooms must have been Arched from the rocky nature of the ground surrounding the building it must have been a place of considerable strength. |
THORNY KNOWE | Thorny Knowe Thorny Knowe Thorny Knowe |
William Scott Blairnock John Henry William Anderson |
024 | A small grassy hill which is surround by a great number of scattered rocks it is situated on the West of Kinnelhead Tower |
WATCH KNOWE | Watch Knowe Watch Knowe Watch Knowe |
William Scott John Henry william Anderson |
024 | A small rocky hill which has a commanding view of the country surrounding the Tower and most probably was used as such when the Castle was Occupied |
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[page] 123Parish of Kirkpatrick Juxta
Plan 24.1 Trace 1
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[Kinnlhead Tower] 8 chains W. [West] from Kinnelhead
[Thorny Knowe] 22 chains S.W.W. [West South West] from Kinnelhead
[Watch Knowe] 9 chains S.S.W. [South South West] from Kinnelhead
Samuel S. Hill [2nd Corporal Royal Engineers]
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