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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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SCAR | Scarr Scarr Scare Skaur Skar Scarr Scarr Scarr |
James Kissock James Haining ainslies Map 1820 vol Roll 1819 James Welsh Esquire James Milligan Proprietor William Charteris |
026 | a farm house and out houses in good repair with a farm of about 250 acres of attached, occupied by Jame Kissock the property of James Welsh and of Mc Naughton |
SCAR GAOL | Scarr Gaol Scarr Gaol Scarr Gaol Scarr Gaol Scarr Gaol |
William Charters James Kissock James Haining William Welsh proprietor James Milligan |
026 | An old stone building with Arched Dome, it had been used as a prison during the years of persecution. It is now used as one of the offices belonging to the farm. |
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Mr. Welsh the proprietor of this place also relates the tradition above stated and further adds that his father remembered a watch tower being adjoining this building and all enclosed by a strong wall. Mr. Milligan of Crocketford whose ancestors lived in this neighborhood for generations past relates the same tradition and relates several traditional anecdotes connected with this place.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Ruth Currie
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