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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUARRELWOOD CASTLE (Site of | Site of Quarrelwood Castle Site of Quarrelwood Castle Site of Quarrelwood Castle |
Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Kyd, Manse Spynie Mr Young Solicitor Elgin Mr Thomson, Quarrywood |
007.10 | This castle is supposed to have been erected by Sir Robert Lauder between the years 1333 and 1360. He died Shortly after this and was Suceeded by Sir Robert Chisholm said to have been the founder of the Still flourishing family of that name in Strathglass. The Sutherlands possess Quarrelwood until after the year 1700, when James Lord Duffus granted a Wadset of it to William Duff of Dipple, and he afterwards acquired the estates absolutely. Mr Duffs daughter married The Honourable William Sutherland of Roscommon, third Son of James Lord Duffus. He was engaged in the rebellion of 1715 and was forfeited, and died about 1718. His widow Lady Roscommon, occupied this castle as a residence until the middle [continues on next page] |
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[page] 31County of Elgin -- Parish of Spynie
Site of Quarrelwood Castle - This was referred with County & Quarrelwood is right -
it has no reference or connection with Quarrywood in pages
11-34-35
[signed] A. M. Lachlan
12 Ap [April] 1870
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