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CASTLE [Farme] Castle
Castle
Castle
New Statistical Account
Ure's History of Rutherglen
James Fairie Esqr.
010.04 A square building three stories high, with arched roofs to each floor, and having walls between four & five feet thick. With the exception of some additional windows, and alterations made in the interior, the building is almost perfect. It is now used as a dwelling, & is upon the souyh west, & attached to the mansion house of the Farme Estate. It is the property of, and occupied by James Fairie Esqr. "The Farme Estate is said to have been once the private property of some of the Stuarts, Kings of Scotland. It afterwards belonged to the family of Crawford, who namng it from themselves, called it Crawford Farme. It soon afterwards came into the possession of Sir, Walter Stuart of Minto who dwelt in the castle about the years 1645. On the Estate ( Farme) & nearly in the middle of the beautiful lawn, the ancient castle is situated. The period in which it was built is unknown, but the thick walls & strong battlements etc are
FARME Farme
Farme
Farme
Farme
Farme
Estate Map
James Fairie Esqr.
New Stat. [ Statistical] Account
Directory to Noblemen and Gentlemens' Seats' etc.
010.04 A large mansion having offices, ornamental grounds & garden attached. The south west portion of the building is an ancient castle. Occupied by the proprietor J. Fairie Esqr.. The mansion is always simply styled "FarmeW without any reference to the castle belonging to it.

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