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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNT [Wamphray Place] | Mount | Rev[Reverend]George White John Charters Parish Schoolmaster David Rogerson Esq[Esquire] |
025 | An artificial round mound[supposed to be partly natural and partly artificial] situated near the site of an ancient Tower or Keep. Is not mentioned in history.[but supposed to be like all the others for the ----] Not used for the administration of justice, but merely a Mount for a signal - flag - post to communicate with Lochwood Castle in Johnstone Parish where there is a similar one. The occupying feudal lairds of the name Johnstone and related, Mount, not Moat is the most approved designation for this object. |
| Site of WAMPHRAY PLACE | Leithenhall (site of) Leithenhall (site of) Leithenhall Leithenhall Wamphray Castle Wamphray Place Johnstones Tower Wamphray Place |
John Charters Parish Schoolmaster David Rogerson Esq[Esquire] Ancient and Modern Valuation Roll of the County dated 1667 W Rogerson Laird of Fingland Carruthers of Laverhay Webster's Topographical Dictionary of Scotland Fullarton's Gazeteer of Scotland Charles Stewart Esq[Esquire] of Hillside Johnston's County Map |
025 | Site of an ancient mansion belonging to one of the Johnstone family, formerly as well as now, known by name of Leithenhall the farm house on the north of it derives its name from i e Leithenhall, see trace, known in the district as "Old Leithenhall" in ruins Stood on a steep bank opposite the manse. Was for centuries the residence of the Johnstones to whom it and the whole parish belonged. Seems to have been more adapted for a mansion than a place of defence. During the feudal times, the Laird of this place and the Johnstones of Lochwood, are said to have had means of communicating with each other by signal, and assisted each other in case of an assault from an enemy. |
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127 Parish of Wamphray Sheet 25.13 Trace 2Site of Wamphray Place situation 12 Chains West from Parish Church
Mount situation 2 Chains North from Wamphray Place
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