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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FATLIPS CASTLE (Ruins of) | Fatlips Castle(in ruins) Fatlips Castle(in ruins) Fatlips Castle(in ruins) Fatlips Castle Fatlips Castle Fatlips Castle |
Michael Carmichael Esqr John Waugh Esqr Mr John Bell Johnston's County Map Forrest's Map Statistical Account |
039.07 | A ruin situated high up on Tinto, it forms a small quadrangle, the walls are about 5 ft high and 5ft thick. Date of erection not known; name derived from an indecent frolic of the builder. " On Tinto, a little above the base on the south east side , there are the remains of an ancient castle called Fatlips; a piece of the wall , about two yards high , is still standing; its thickness is fully six feet and it adheres so firmly that persons building a stone fence lately chos erather to quarry stone than take them from the wall." Statistical Account. page 870 |
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