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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUTHERS (Ruins of) | Struthers (ruins of) Struthers (ruins of) Struthers (ruins of) Struthers (ruins of) |
James Walker Farmer Struthers John Nairn Farmer Findas Park Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1845. Co. [County] Map. |
018 | [situation] About 3/8 of a mile S.E. [South East] from Chance Inn. Struthers was once the residence of the Lindsays, Earls of Crawford, it is of such great antiquity that the date of its erection is unknown, it was occupied by one of the Earls of Crawford about 60 years ago and then it was in a good state of repair; now there is nothing standing but the North East and South East gables; the former is about 12 feet thick, and the other about 5: on the S.W. [South West] side there is a small portion of an arched vault and a portion of the wall of the building. From the thickness of the walls and its general appearance it has been a place of strength. Close to, there is a farm house, bearing the same name, it is a house two Stories high with offices and threshing machine all in good repair, there are gardens and a farm of about 336 acres of arable lands attached. Tenanted by James Walker. The whole is the property of the Earl of Glasgow. |
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[Page] 7Parish of Ceres. -- Plan 18A -- Trace 1.
[Quotation] "There are also the ruins of Struthers or as it is called in some old papers Auchter-uther-Struther. This was formerly the seat of the Earls of Crawford, and it stands about two miles Southwest from the village of Ceres. Man has been less mercifull to this place than "time", and there now exists very scanty remains of the once splendid house and warlike towers and battlements. The park around the house which is enclosed by a stone all contains about 200 acres of ground. The venerable beeches of a very large size which are mentioned in the last Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account ] have died or been cut down." Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Co. [County] Fife 1845.
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