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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Site of Castle | Site of Castle or Old Castle Site of Castle or Old Castle Site of Castle or Old Castle |
Revd [Reverend] C. Buchan D.D. [Doctor of Divinity] (Fordoun) Badenoch Nicolson Esqr (Glenbervie) Alexander Taylor Esqr (Cushnie) Mr William Murray (W. [West] Mondynes) |
020.03 | The place as marked on trace is pointed out as the site of the Castle of Mondynes. There has evidently been a building at this place, and traces of which appear to have been the enclosures of a garden, are yet visible, but the foundation of the building is destroyed. I have not been able to find any record of this Castle, in the Stat. Act. [Statistical Account], or any other book relating to the county, but it appears from what is stated in the "Memorials of Angus and the Mearns" Pages 24*, 94, 150 and 369, that Mondynes was a noted place in 1200-7. It is stated in the last named page (369) that, "William of Montfort and Humphrey of Berkely were probably settled there in 1178-98." The name "Castleton", which applies to the Farm steading close by would also lead to the supposition that a castle had stood here. The site as pointed out is on a natural ridge or elevation immediately north of the Farm Steading of Castleton, the property of William Forbes Esqr. [Signed] B. Render Corpl R.E. [Corporal Royal Engineers] 8/9/63 [08.09.1863] |
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