OS1/21/25/90
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE TOR | The Tor The Tor The Tor |
John Craig Upper Backrow James Craig Lower Backrow David Leggat Whitecross |
017.09 | This is an artifiial mound, flat and elliptical on the top, it is situated in a plantation about 24 chains west of Torrance when this was raised, or for what purpose is not now known. |
| TORRANCE | Torrance Torrance Torrance Torrance House Torrance |
John Craig Upper Backrow James Craig Lower Backrow David Leggat Whitecross New Statistical Account P. 892 Directory to Noblemen and Gentlemen's Seats Etc. Forrest's County Map |
017.09 | This house is the residence of Miss Stuart, it derives its name from an artificial mound near it, called The Tor. The present edifice was built in the year 1605, when the estate belonged to the Hamiltons, Cadets of the family of Hamilton. The Estate was sold to the Stuarts of Castlemilk about the middle of the 17th Century. |
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[page] 90County of Lanark -- Parish of East Kilbride
[under The Tor ]
" The Tor which is situated about a quarter of a mile from the present House of Torrance, is about an hundred and sixty yards round the base, and twenty of ascent. The area on the top is of an oval shape, and there and there are some trees of considerable height now standing upon it. The earth seems to have been originally dug out on all the sides evenly round the spot, in order to construct it. It appears now in a plantation very near the modern road between Kilbride and Strathavon." - New Stat.[Statistical Account] Acct. PP [page] 887
" Tor ( of a chair) Perhaps the round, or semicircular arm of a chair of state." --Jamieson
[under Torrance in red ink]
Ger. Script [German Script]
" Torrance House has been added to at different times. The oldest part is about 500 years old" -- New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
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