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Extracts from New Statistical Account
Parish of Cawdor
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Though the parish of Croy claims some detached parts........................... -- see Examination
on the south of the Nairn. This river may be considered the..................... -- Traces for the boundary of the parish
northern boundary of the parish of Cawdor; one offset
of which stretches southward across the Findhorn river........................... -- Shown
to a distance of more than 16 miles.
The only river in the parish if we except the Findhorn,
which cuts through a narrow and remote neck of land
to the south, is the small but often impetuous and destructive
river called the Nairn, which falls into the sea about 2............................. -- Shown
miles below the point at which it leaves the parish. In passing
through, it receives a tributary in the Burn of Cawdor, on whose............... -- Shown
brink it stands the old castle of Cawdor. It is one of the........................... -- Shown
finest specimens, and in best preservation, of those ancient
fortalices of the feudal barons, which still continue to frown....................... -- See Trace
over many of our plains. The license to build it bears date
1393; and several large additions were made in succeeding
times. It is in a state of good repair, and is occupied by the
family of the Noble owners, during their occasional visits to
their northern states. A tradition exists, that King Duncan
of Scotland was murdered here by Macbeth. The room is shewn
in which the bloody deed was perpatrated; and until a few........................ -- I believe the bed
years ago, when it was accidentally destroyed by fire, a bed..................... -- here referred to is still
stood in this room, known as King's Bed. It's not improbable..................... -- to be seen at the
that the latter part of the tradition may be correct; the fatal..................... -- Castle
bed may in some way, have been transferred to this castle; and
this, if so, will account for the enlarged edition of the story which
has descended to our times; but considerable doubt may
well be entertained as to the rest, when it is borne in mind
that the worthy King was put to death nearly 400 years
before the castle had a being.
The church, which is quite centrical, was built in the Year
1619, in consequence of a vow made by the then Earl of Cawdor.

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