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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMLONGON CASTLE | Comlongon Castle Comlongon Castle Comlongon Castle Comlongan Comlongan Comlongan Comlongon Comlongon Comlongon Comlongon |
Walter Phillips Mr McMurdo Joseph Little Dr. [Doctor] Singer's Agricl [Agricultural] Survey of Dumfries The Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Parish Fullertons Gazetteer Crawford's County Map Johnston's County Map New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account]of Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Duncan On a Slab in Family Burial Ground |
061 | [Situation] About 1 3/4 miles nnw [North north West] from Ruthwell village and 9 1/2 miles S.E. [South East] from Dumfries. This is a strong massive building well calculated for a place of strength and supposed to have been built about 300 years ago at least, no date or memorial of the founding of the castle has hitherto been found although it has been diligently sought after. it was supposed to have been inscribed on the lintel stone over the Kitchen fire place but that having been accidentally broken and replaced by a wooden one the date no longer exists. The Proprietor roofed the castle anew about the year 1811. From the top of it a fine view of the Solway Firth and the mountains of Cumberland can be obtained A fine genteel residence with offices now stands adjoining the castle occupied by Mr. Phillips Factor to the Earl of Mansfield |
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[Page] 43Parish of Ruthwell -- Sheet 61.3 -- Trace 3
[signed] John Houston
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