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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYRES CASTLE | Myres Castle Myres Castle Myres Castle Myres Castle |
Mr. Simson Auchtermuchty Mr. Ogilvy Provost. Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Page. Voters Register Co. [County of] Fife. |
009 | [situation] Nearly 3/8 of a Mile S.S.E. [South South East] of the Town of Auchtermuchty. A large and handsomely built mansion house three storys high in good repair with suitable offices, the south eastern corner of it is [-] outside in the shape of a semi circle and is raised one story higher than the remainder of [the] building and this upper portion of it is indented with embrasures it is locally said to have been first erected by Mary Queen of Scotland as a hunting seat for some of her courtiers. Since then [considerable] additions have been made to it. Attached is a garden and thirty acres of demesne land. It is the property of Mr. Bruce of Falkland, and is occupied by Mr. Greig. |
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22 Parish of Auchtermuchty Plan 9D Trace No. 4[Quotation] "Myres Castle is the only Mansion of any consideration in the Parish. It was long the residence of the Moncrieffs of Reedie the ancestors of P.G. Skene Esq. who sold the estate of Myres together with the patronage of Auchtermuchty to the late Mr. Bruce, the Kings [printer] for Scotland about twenty years ago. Athough a large addition was made to the Castle about 15 years ago and the house is capable of accommodating a large family, the present proprietor has never taken up his residence here. The pleasure gounds are not very extensive, including only a park of about thirty acres while the lands on every side are perhaps too valuable for agricultural purposes ever to extend it beyond the present boundary" New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Fife page 783.
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