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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARSTAIRS CASTLE | Site of Carstairs Castle |
Robert Monteith Esq. Revd. [Reverend] William Struthers Mr John Murray |
026.05 | The ancient Castle of Carstairs was originally a Roman Station or fortification and was given by King David or S[ain]t David as he was called in A [nno] D[omini] 1126 to the Bishop of Glasgow for his Country place the following Curious information is from the Rotuli Scotiae in the Tower published by the Record Commission. When Edward 1st [first] was at Berwick in 1292 deciding on the claims of Bruce and Baliol he was in possession of all the fortresses of Scotland at that period the King granted a licence to Robert Wishart Bishop of Glasgow. to finish the Castle of Carstairs which he had begun without his leave _ the following is a Copy of the licence _ The King and Sovereign. Lord of the Kingdom of Scotland to all his bailiffs and faithful men to whom those shall Come Greeting _ whereas on Venerable father Robert. Bishop at his own Manor of Carstairs County of Lanarka Certain Castle of Stone and Mortar after the death of |
| ROMAN STATION (Site of) [Carstairs Castle on) | 026.05 |
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[page] 37Ph. [Parish] of Carstairs
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