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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE OF LARG | larg tower. | gavin maitland. will smith. walter bell. stat. acct. of kirk. 1845. |
035 | A ruin on the farm of larg and estate of lady heron maxwell, this place is said to have been the residence of a family named McKie, but it appears to be only a rumour in the nieghbourhood. |
| DAM CROFT | james mathews. walter bell. |
035 | two small dwelling houses on the farm of larg on the estate of lady heron maxwell of kirrouchtree. | |
| LARG | jas milligan. walter bell. |
035 | a farm house and offices in good repair on the estate od lady heron maxwell of kirrouchtree. | |
| LARG TOWER or CASTLE OF LARG | 035 | see above entry |
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Larg. appertaining to McKie of larg a very ancient name & family in this county. simsons disc. of galloway 1684.half a mile from herons house eastward stands "ruins of the old seat of the McKies of larg one of the 3 families of cumlodden founded by king Robert Bruce" nichns. galloway vol 20 p 165.
the portion now called larg tower is only part of the old building, a corner or angle about 20 feet high. it is the ruins of a castle certainly and from the space of ground, that rubbish appears to be covering an extensive one . signed george campbell.
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