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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remains of MALCOLM CANMORE'S TOWER | Malcolm Canmore's Tower Remains of Malcolm Canmore's Tower Remains of Malcolm Canmore's Tower Remains of Malcolm Canmore's Tower Remains of Malcolm Canmore's Tower Remains of Malcolm Canmore's Tower Remains of King Malcolm Canmore's Tower |
Rev [Reverend] P. Chalmers Mr Kilgour Town clerK Provost Beveridge James Hunt Esq (Pittencrieff House) Hist [History] of Dunfermline Map of Town 1823 New Stat Acct, [Statistical Account] |
035 | [Situation] On the E. [East] side of Pittencrieff Glen The remains of a Tower erected by Malcolm Canmore (King of Scotland) about 1064 All that remains of this Ancient Royal residence is a connected angle a fragment of the South and west walls. the former is 31 and the latter 44 feet in length and about 8 feet high - there present appearance, presents an idea of gtreat thicKness, And from the nature of the ground on which they stand, that the whole building could not have been very extensive, "The date of the Tower is not Known or at least it is uncertain. but it is supposed to be as Continued on opposite sheet [on Page 31] |
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[Page] 30Sheet 4 -- Trace 8 -- Town and Parish of Dunfermline
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