OS1/21/24/6B

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
CASTLE [Easthills] Castle
site of,
Castle
site of,
Castle
site of,
William White Esqr.
Mr. Martin Porteous
Mr. Hugh Black
027.02 The site of this Castle has been pointed out to me by an old person who has a very faint recollection of seeing it about 50 years since, but I have been unable to obtain any information relative to its dimensions for, there is nothing on the ground to indicate where it stood, its site is adjacent to the Farmsteading of Easthills.
CASTLE [Todholes] Castle
Site of,
Castle
Site of,
Castle
Site of,
William White Esqr.
Mr. Martin Porteous
Mr. Hugh Black
027.05 The site of this Castle, which is adjacent to the Farmsteading of Todholes, has been pointed out to me by Mr. William White, on whose property it occurs. It was quadrangular and measuring about 15 feet by 20 feet, and vaulted, About 50 years since it had fell into such a quinous state as to be considered dangerous, it was consequently pulled down, and the Stones removed for erecting dykes, there is nothing on the ground to indicate where it stood.

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Parish of Dunsyre

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