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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| CRAIGMILLAR CASTLE (Ruins of) | Craigmillar Castle (Ruins of) | George Watson William Kerr Knox's Co.[County] Map | 006 ; 007 | An ancient Castle in ruins it is situated on a rocky height Commanding an extensive view of the surrounding district. There is no record as to the date of the foundation of this castle but it appears from what accounts there are extant of it to be very ancient The ruins are still strong and in a good state of preservation. The grounds around it are ornamented with clumps of trees, etc. |
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Parish of LibertonTrace 4
"The castle of Craigmillar is one of the most striking historical objects in this parish. The name is Gaelic Craig-moilard and signifies a rock, bare and high, running out into a plain. It is impossible to say how old this Castle is. The wall around it was built in 1427, as appears from the inscription on the gate and the modern portion to the west was built in 1661 by Sir John Gilmour then Lord President of the Court of Session, and was for some time, the mansion-house of the family. The Castle belonged for 300 years to the Prestons of Gowrton or that ilk, and became the property of the Gilmours about 1661. John Earl of Mar a younger brother of James III, was Confined here in 1477. It was for some time the residence of James V, during his minority, when he left Edinburgh because of the plaugue (Leslies History page 368.) It was taken and partly burnt and demolished according to Pitscottie, by the English in 1543. But what gives it its chief interest as connected with Scottish history is the fact that Queen Mary chose to reside here as much as possible after her return from France in 1561. A room is still shown [ ] the Castle as Queen Mary's Bedroom only 7 feet long by 5 broad but it probably was not devoted to that purpose The ruins of the Castle are still strong and well preserved and the situation is one of the most noble and princely that can be imagined. The grounds have lately been much ornamented by Clumps of beautiful trees." Stat.[Statistical] Acct.[Accounts] of the Co.[County] of Edinburgh 1845 Page 6
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