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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARSEGOWNIE | Carsegownie Carsegownie Carsegownie Carsegownie |
Valuation Roll Mr. Smith Propr. [Proprietor] Revd. [Reverend] Mr Myles New Stat: [Statistical] Account |
033 | A small Estate occupied by the Proprietor for farming. Part of this house is an Antiquity - the part crossed in red, but, upon the personal authorities quoted, it does not appear to have been more than a house of the 16th or 17th Centuries. It is not built in the style of a Castle nor is it of the strength in the walls. In the New Statl: [Statistical] Account it states that ''the house of Carsegownie is another specimen of the same kind of defensive dwelling place though on a smaller scale" (alluding to the neighbouring Castles of Balgavies and Flemington), "and now in a great measure divested of its stronghold appearance by the recent enlargement of its once loophole looking windows. A more perfect specimen [continued on page 26] |
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[Page] 25Co. [County] Forfar -- Aberlemno Parish
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Alison James- Moderator, Alice Bremner, canalboat
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