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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
CARSTAIRS HOUSE Carstairs House

Carstairs House


Carstairs House


Carstairs House

Carstairs House
Robert Monteith Esq.
Revd. [Reverend] William Struthers Minister
Mr Jno [John] Murray Schoolmaster
Forrest's County Map dated 1816
Johnston's County Map
026.09 A large Norman Gothic Mansion __ modern
the seat of Robert Monteith Esq. A battlement top is carried round the entire building and at irregular intervals high august towers, pierced with long loophole windows rise from the base above the battlement. A fine bow window projects from various parts of the mansion; it is divided into five lights by slender mullions, adorned with the trefoil and fleur de lis, A high square tower rises to a considerable altitude from the centre of the building; and from the base of the tower projects northward a light elegant porch. The approach and Grounds of Carstairs House are unusually fine.

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