OS1/13/100/6
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE, 1200 (Ruins of) | Castle (Ruins of) Castle (Ruins of) |
Major Playfair, Provost of St. Andrews Mr. George Rae, Architect St. Andrews |
002 | [Situation] On the north Side of St. Andrews on the Shore of St. Andrews Bay This venerable structure was erected by Roger, Bishop of St. Andrews in the year 1200, as a residence for himself. A considerable portion of its front is still standing, together with its West and North sides; but the ocean has made great inroads on the East, having carried away the entire outer wall and through time threatens the total demolition of the whole building - Its pious founder built it for an episcopal residence for himself and his successors, however it was often besieged, taken, and dismantled, and as often repaired or rebuilt, during the various Civil and foreign wars which prevailed from the time of its erection down to the revolution - The govenment are at present carrying on rather extensive excavations through the interior of it, by which many minor walls and cells are open to view: in the Kitchen Tower they have laid bare the oven used by its former inhabitants - In the North Sea Tower is a circular Dungeon or Keep, cut into the solid rock about 24 feet deep and 16 feet in diameter, named The Bottle Dungeon from its form, in which many prisoners of Noble extraction from time to time were formerly confined - Like most of the eclisiastical property of St. Andrews it belongs to the Crown and is under the control of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. |
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6 Parish of St. Andrews Sheet 2 Trace 1[Note Castle (in ruins)] for further Descriptive Remarks and historical extracts in Name Book for Sheet 4.
[signed] James McAnulty CA [Civilian Assistant]
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