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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUTHALLEY CASTLE (Ruin) | Couthalley Castle Couthalley Castle Couthalley Castle Couthalley Castle Cowthaily Cowthaily |
Rev.[Reverend] Alexander McLean Rev. [Reverend] James Walker John Wilson Esq. M. D. [Doctor of Medicine] Mr Walter Watson Statistical Account of Lanarkshire Johnston's County Map dated 1816 Forrest's County Map |
026.02 | This Castle was formerly the residence of the ancient family of Sommerville one of the most opulent and powerful families in this part of the country about the middle of the twelfth Century. Hither James the sixth seems frequently to have repaired perhaps to enjoy his favourite sport of hunting,and here he seems also to have sometime spent a considerable portion of his time as some of the charters granted by him are dated at Couthalley.The Castle of Couthalley according to the Sommerville papers was burned down in 1320 and there is no record so far as I have been able to ascertain, where or by whom it was rebuilt. It was burned no doubt during some of the periods of the English which were so frequent at the time, and led to the building of what is called in the afore mentioned papers, " the double tour in Carnwath Towne" . of this "double tour" not a vestige remains though the situation of it is marked out by certain lands being still called Castle Sommerville |
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