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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Castle Hill | An Eminence | A small natural eminence on the farm of Underwood. Covered with Brushwood and small stones, Mr. Spruat (Kempleton) says that it is supposed that a castle stood here, also Mr. McMonies states that the Honorable Mongomery Stewart was speaking to him about the existance [??] of it, and at the same time remarked that the first time he went to Edinburgh he should have some papers looked over in order to see whether the tradition in the locality was authentic or not. I have visited the eminence myself and I find that there was a dry stone wall around it margin on the top, but I could not see the least [???] in my oppinion they cannot as there is not the least appearance of lime amongst them. On the north side I observed partially part of artificial work on each sided of a passage apprently made for ingress and egress. From its appearance and situation compred with others, that I have inquired about, I would be ready to believe that it was a Fortress cowal with those that |
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No. 136List of Names Collected by John Bray C.A
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