OS1/21/11/99
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLANDS | Willands | Thomas Matthews Esq: (Factor) Daniel Rankin Esq: J.L. Stewart Esq: |
024.04 | A small thatched cottage one storey, and in good repair. property of Rev[eren]d Lawrence Lockhart. At Wallans, a small portion of Milton-Lockhart Estate, on the South side of the Clyde but in Carluke Parish and at one time evidently an islet, part of an old wall still stands said to be the ruins of a fortalice where on some perilous occasion Sir W[illia]m Wallace found a refuge. it is sometimes called Castle Wallans and Templehall Stat. Acct. There is not a vestige of this wall now remaining. the name Willands is derived from willows having been extensively grown in its vicinity from whence the name Willow-lands it is extremely doubtful in this as in many other similar cases that Sir W[illia]m Wallace was in any way associated with the locality |
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