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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARSCOBE CASTLE | Barscobe Castle Barscobe Castle Barscobe Castle Barscob Barscoabe Barscobe Barscobe Castle |
John McCelland Wilam Gray John McCaul Val: [Valuation] Roll (modern) Val: [Valuation] Roll (Ancient) Ainslies Map 1820 Lights & Shadows of Scottish Scenery |
016 | [Situation] About 5/8 mile S. [South] West of Barscobe Loch. A Considerable house of the Castellated Style of Architecture 3 Stories high and in bad repair. "It was built in 1648 by William McLelland Esqr." who was a descendant of the ancient family of Kirkcudbright, he flourished in the Reign of Charles II and built the Mansion of Barscobe 1684 his Lady Mary Gordon was also allied to one of the noblest families in Galloway, and her armorial bearings conjoined with those of McLelland are still preserved over the front door of that romantic residence of the Chieftains of Old. This Castle has its Compeirs in many places in Scotland Such as Earlston, Carsluith, & Kirkcaffie in Wigtownshire. For further particulars see Light & Shadows of Scottish Scenery. |
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