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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of STRAVITHIE CASTLE | Stravithie Castle (site of) Stravithie Castle (site of) Stravithie Castle (site of) |
Peter Cleghorn Esq. Wakefield William Hood Stravithie William Berwick Stravithie Mill |
012 | [situation] About ½ Mile S. by W. [South by West] from Woodend. It is about 40 years since this Castle was taken down, and little is known in the neighbourhood regarding it. It is supposed to have been the residence of Some one of the lesser Nobility and fortified in Case of Attack. It was surrounded by wood, but only one tree is left to mark its site.Where it stood is now the property of Peter Cleghorn Esq. Wakefield |
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[Page]30 -- Parish of Denino-- Plan 12D-- Trace 7[Note - Site of Stravithie Castle] G [German] Text.
[signed] James Ireland c/a [Civilian Assistant] 15th July 1853
[Quotation] Extract from New Stat: Acct: [Statistical Account] page 365.
"The Second was the Castle of Stravithy a little West from the Centre of the Parish. It is described by Sir Robert Sibbald as being entire, about a hundred and twenty seven years ago; it was a regular fortalice Situated in a bog with ditch and drawbridge And According to the Son of a feuar who lived hard by, was surrounded with ornamental walks And lofty trees, Some of Which trees at Present remain. The bog has been drained and the site of the Castle converted into Corn land."
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