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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUCHEN CASTLE (Remains of) | Auchen Castle Auchen Castle Auchen Castle Remains of Castle Remains of Castle Auchencass Castle Auchencass Castle Auchencass Castle Auchencass Castle Auchen Castle Auchen Castle |
John Dinwoodie Lawesknowe John Johnstone Hillhead Samuel Waugh Parks James Johnston Adam Todd Dr. [Doctor] Singer's Agricultural Survey of Dumfriesshire The New Stat: Acct [Statistical Account] of Dumfriesshire The Old Stat: Acct [Statistical Account] of Dumfriesshire Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland Major B Johnstone Charles Stewart Esqr |
016 | [Situation] In Nn Ph [Northern Parish] district 3/4 mile S.S.E. [South South East] from Auchencastle This has been [appearantly] a place of considerable Strength as the walls have been about 12 feet thick, there is the remains of circular towers at three of the corners the building has not be exactly rectangular although the north and south sides have been nearly parrelel; nearly adjoining the walls it has been surrounded by a dike and other fortifications still further out By the tradition of the locality Randolph Murray was the last person that inhabited the Castle about 500 years since, There is a triangular cottage with garden attached to the Castle which goes under the same name |
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[page] 58Parish of Kirkpatrick Juxta
Plan 16/10 Trace 6
[signed] James Cowan
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