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| Castle of Durris (Continued) | [Continued from page 15] "occupied as a residence by Alexander III. and the earliest mention of it occurs in the Chamberlain Rolls of that period, (1245.) when certain sums of money were paid for repairs to the houses of Collyn (Cowy), and the vessels and bridge at the house of Durres, f., but whether the bridge was of stone or wood is not recorded - it may have been a draw bridge for the castle. The visit of King Edward occurred on the 13th of July 1296, but of the subsequent history of the castle little has been learned. In 1373, King Robert II. granted to John Fraser, son of the deceased Sir William Fraser, knight, the land of Wester Essyntoly (Which John of Dalgarnok had resigned), for the blench ferme of a silver penny yearly at the Castle hill of Durris - 'apud castrie montem de Durrys.' g. The lands of the Castletown of Dores, which lie but a short distance from Maryculter, where the Knights Templars had a residence, and which barony belonged to them are called 'the Templarie lands', h. but Durris proper was anciently a thanedom, and the collectors of the rents of the King's lands take credit for payment of these. i. Sir Alexander Fraser, who was Chamberlain and brother in law to The Bruce, was the first baron of Durris. During Montrose's wars the Castle of Durris was occupied by Forbes of Leslie, whom Spalding describes as a 'gryte covenanter', and fearing that his house might be plundered by the royalists, he had the greater part of his effects hidden, or carried away to a place of greater Safety. As anticipated the castle was Soon afterwards assailed and taken by the Gordons. l. This was in 1639, and in 1644 the place was Subjected to a similar raid. m. But it was upon Sunday the 17th March in the following year that Durris suffered most severely, for the Marquis of Montrose, then on his march Southward to Dundee, plundering and burning the lands and houses of such of the covenanters as lay in his route, set fire to 'the place, lauche bigging, and haill cornes (of Durris), and Spolzeit the haill ground of hors, nolt, scheip, and other goodis.' n. (Memorials of Angus & Mearns P. [Page] 101-2-3) f. Chamberlain Rolls. i * 34. g. Reg. Mag. Sig. p. [page] 99. h. Acta Parl VII. 591 Templaria. i.l.m.n. Spaldings Trubles 1. 188 ii. 388, 458. [Signed] B. Render Corp.R.E. [Corporal Royal Engineers]. 14th Septr [September] 1864 |
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| Wester Essyntoly | In 1373, King Robert II. granted to John Fraser, son of the deceased Sir William Fraser, knight, the land of Wester Essyntoly (Which John of Dalgarnok had resigned), for the blench ferme of a silver penny yearly at the Castle hill of Durris - 'apud castrie montem de Durrys.' |
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[Page] 16Parish of Durris
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