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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSSE (Remains of) [Kirkcudbright] | Old Fortifications Old Fortifications Old Fortifications |
William McLellan Esqr John Nicholson John Broom |
050 | [Situation] Bounding the Western & Southern Side of the town of Kirkcudbright. The fortifications of the Burgh of Kirkcudbright which is said to have consisted of a wall and fosse with two gates for ingress & egress, a great part of the ditch is still visible and some parts totally obliterated. It left the "River Dee" at the SW [South West] corner of the present Dock where it is invisible & taking a southerly direction at the NW [North West] corner of the present Ph [Parish] Church yard where it becomes nearly entire for about 2 chains and forms a boundary line between the church yard and the gardens on the West, from thence it is totally obliterated until arriving at High st, where the stones on which the gate rested still remain & which spot is called the Meikle Yet. about 2 chains south of which the ditch again becomes visible at the corner of Corby Slap where it turns at nearly a right angle and runs West for about 10 chains and forming a fence & open ditch till it meets St Mary's Wynd, thence for a distance of about 5 chains through the play ground of the academy it is entirely covered, and again at the NW [North West] corner of the play ground, it remains open & makes another nearly right angled turn from which it takes a direct course to the "River Dee" and joins it at a point about 14 chains West of the Dock. In 1547-8 the burgh being summoned to surrender (to a party of English under the command of Sir Thomas Carleton) defended the town so successfully that the English were obliged to retreat which they did with the loss of one man, See Nicholson's History 1st Vol page 472. |
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