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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLENRAE BURN | Clandry Burn Clendreugh Burn Clanrie Burn Glenrae Burn Clanrae Cleugh |
John Anderson of Spango C. Anderson Schoolmaster of Spango Crawford,s Co. [County] Map, Rev. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson of Sanquhar David Hunter of Clackleith authority for the name but not the Spelling |
004 | [Situation] On En. [Eastern] Slope of Glenrae Dod - NW, [North West] to Whitecleugh Lane A narrow, shallow Stream in a Glen which begins its Name at a Junction of two small rills at a point called the Forkings in the adjoining Plan, Dr. [Doctor] Simpson States that Clan is a corruption from the Celtic, and means a Glen *and that, Rae, Signifies Red, or Yellow and that Glenrae Burn is the most approved Mode of Spelling * [corrections initialled MD] |
| Site of GLENRAE CASTLE | Clanrae Castle Clanrae Castle Clanrae Castle Glenrae Castle |
John Anderson of Spango David Hunter of Clackleith Christopher Anderson of Spango Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson of Sanquhar |
004 | [Situation] ΒΌ mile S,S,E, [South South East] from the most Nn. [Northern] point of Parish The Site of an ancient Stronghold the tracK visible, and was of the baronial Kind. In digging out the foundation of this Castle there was a Stone found in the Shape of a Man's head Marked R. W. and it is now in the garden of John Kennedy of Kirkland near Tynron. Foundation Steps of a Strongly built staircase have been found here, the Mason work of which it is said, Shows that the edifice must have been of a superior Order but this has long ago passed away, and the name and memorial of its inhabitants have gone into irrecoverable Oblivion. |
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[Page] 5,Parish of Sanquhar -- Plan 3.5 Trace 1.
[signed]
M. Donohue
25th July 1856,
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Chr1smac -Moderator, George Howat
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