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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remains of COUSTON CASTLE | (Remains of) Couston Castle (Remains of) Couston Castle (Remains of) Couston Castle (Remains of) Couston Castle |
William Moubray Esqr. Revd. [Reverend] H Ralph Estate Map Lady Moubray |
036 | An old building on the eastern margin of Otterston Loch, the greater part of which is ruin. the northern end is still used as a Barn by the farmer who occupies the adjoining Steading. it appears to have extended a little further on the South, as its track is easily traced. It would appear it has been a place of very little importance as History& tradition say nothing respecting it further than (Revd. [Reverend] H Ralph, Dalgety Manse informed me) a Mr Blair a celebrated character in the reign of Charles 2nd was coming here for some time. Mention is made in a History of the Moubray Family (in possession of William Moubray Esqr.) that a lady of the family of Logan of "Couston Castle" married a member of the Moubray family in the year 1666. Revd. [Reverend] Mr Ralph was unable to discover any way of ascertaining the date of its erection or anything connected with it, more than stated above. |
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[Page] 24Plan 36C Aberdour Parish
1½ Miles W. [West] of the village of Aberdour [Situation]
Note: "This Mr Blair was the minister of St Andrews in Fife and Chaplain to Charles I, who was ejected from his charge by Archbishop Sharp in 1661, and died at Couston, in this parish 1666" New Stat Acct [Statistical Account]
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