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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOAT [nr Lincluden College] | Moat Moat Moat Moat |
Ainslie's Map 1820 Joseph Walsh Provost Thomas Laurie Terreglestown Mr McGowan Archt [Architect] Dumfries |
027 | [Situation] About 7/8 Mile N, [North] of Maxwelltown close to the ruins of Lincluden College A large artificial [Mound] planted with mixed wood. [It is] apparently one of the ancient [moats] which antiquarians consider [to] have been places of [judicial] assembly. although now [seems] to have Some connection with [Lincluden] College yet it is evident [that it] must have been constructed long [prior] to that building, but it appears to have been used as a sort of ornamental ground by the owners of the above building [with] traces resembling a Spiral passage or path ascending to the Summit may yet be traced around it |
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