OS1/10/44/293
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOAT [Ryehill] | Moat Moat Moat Moat Moat |
Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpsons James Veitch Esqr John Paterson New Statistical Acc: [Account] of Dumfries Gazetteer of Scotland,- |
013 | A round mound and flat on the top. A place where the Barons and influential persons formerly met in the open air for judicial purposes, for the trial of offenders, for the decision of causes, and for the arrangement of General matters relative to the locality It is probable that this Moat was Constructed shortly after the Rosses got Ryehill nearly seven hundred Years Ago |
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[Page:] 293Parish of Sanquhar -- Sheet 13.3. Trace 2
[The Descriptive Remarks column contains the continuation of the quotation on the previous Page 292 for "Site of CASTLE Ryehill":]
Hence the first Lords of Sanquhar that we meet with on record were the Ross or Roos family, cadets of the ancient and powerful Earls of Ross, and Lords of the Isles. The Rosses posessed the lands of Ryehill, and built a strong-hold on their estate, the foundations of which are now quite erased, but the site of the Edefice is well known, and the old people remember when the stones of the structure that remained after the lapse of many generations were removed for other building purposes,
[MOAT Ryehill - Situation:]
Chains S,S,W, [South South West]
from Site of Castle
at Ryehill.-
[Page is signed:]
John Jane
Pt [Private] R,S,&,M. [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcriber's notes
MOAT Ryehill- much of the Descriptive Remarks is lifted from Reverend Doctor Robert Simpson's History of Sanquhar, but unacknowledged.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
George Howat
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