OS1/20/7/26
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH DOON CASTLE (in ruins) | [Continued] | "Sword, folded in his Cape, with which he succeeded in cutting several large holes in the hides through which the water rushed with such force, sweeping away everything in its course, that he was carried down in the current, and consequently lost his life in saving his companions; but in gratitude for the service he had rendered his Country, a grant of land was conferred on his Son, which bears the name of Macknabton to this day. In the dry summer of 1826, some fishing parties from Dalmellington discovered 9 canoes in the deep water of the Lake near to the Castle; three of them were lifted entire; they were formed of Oak tree; and must have been the boats used at the time by the inmates of the Castle. The largest of them is now in the museum of Glasgow, the other are sunk in a place made for them at the foot of the Loch, where they are placed for the gratification of the curious, In one of the Canoes were found a battle axe, and the Sole and upper part of a Lady's shoe; the sole was entire the upper part of which had been sewed to the Sole by fine thongs seemed much decayed. the shoe is in the possession of Mr. Train of Castle Douglas' See Nicholson's Hist. [History] of Galloway in Appendix P. [Page] 18. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 26Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Chr1smac -Moderator, DANIALSAN
Location information for this page.
There are no linked mapsheets.