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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAIRSIE CASTLE (Ruins of) | Dairsie Castle Dairsie Castle Dairsie Castle |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Scott Dairsie Manse REvd. [Reverend] Mr. McLaren Kemback Manse David Hepburn Kinnnaird |
011 | [situation] Adjoining Dairsie Church About 65 chains S. [South] from Dairsiemuir. Close to the Parish Church of Dairsie are these ruins. The Castle is supposed to have been built in the twelth century It has been very large, and of great strength, the walls being nearly six feet thick. Its shape appears to have been rectangular, with round towers at the corners, only one of these towers is nearly perfect, and is divided into three stories, A part of the roof of the first flat remains, and is arched. The windows were numerous and large. Until lately the Castle was in good repair, the present Sexton recollects of its being occupied by three families. But a great part of it was taken down to build the farm steading of Dairsie Mains. Little appears to be known of its history in this neigbourhood. It along with the estate of Dairise belongs to Sir Thomas Erskine of Dairsie. |
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11) Parish of Dairsie Plan 11B Trace 6[Note - Dairsie Castle (ruins of)] G. [German] Text.
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