OS1/22/7/37
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supposed Site of FORT [Nairn] | (Supposed Site of) Fort (Supposed Site of) Fort (Supposed Site of) Fort The Constabulary The Constabulary |
Alexander Falconer S.S. [Sheriff's Substitute] Adam Davidson Shaw's History of the Province of Moray New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account |
001 | This name applies to what is generally supposed to have been the site of the Royal Fort of Nairn whereof the Earls of Cawdor were hereditary constables. No vestige of it exists now to denote its position. |
| CONSTABULARY GARDEN [Nairn] | Constabulary Gardens Constabulary Gardens Constabulary Gardens Constabulary Gardens |
Alexander Falconer S.S. [Sheriff's Substitute] Adam Davidson T.C. [Town Clerk] Peter Falconer Insp. [Inspector] of Poor Valuation Roll 1867-68 |
001 | A piece of unoccupied ground, a little above Nairn Bridge on the left bank of the river on which the Royal fort of Nairn stood. It is the property of the Earl of Cawdor, & was not under the Burgh magistrates jurisdiction, till by recent statistics declared it to be within the municipal boundary of the Burgh of Nairn. |
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Town of Nairn 37(Supposed Site of) Fort - Dovenaldus, Thanus de Calder, was one of the estimators of the baronies of Kilravock and Geddes in 1295. His son William had from Robert Bruce in 1310 the thanedom of Kaledor, for the usual services in the time of Alexander III. His son Andrew was killed by Sir Alexander Raite, whose son Donald was served heir to his father in 1405, and in the succeeding year was raised in the Offices of Sheriff and Constable of Nairn. His son William infeft in 1442. In 1450 he built the Tower of Calder by Royal license. Taken from a Survey of the Province of Moray page 31 dated 1798.
Constabulary Gardens -In reply to remarks the Examiner states - "This is the name by which this piece of ground is generally known and designated in the Valuation Roll and other documents of the Burgh. It is derived from the office of Constable, held by the Earl of Cawdor (whose property it is) and may have been called Constable's Garden but that name must have become obsolete, as no living person ever heard of its being designated.
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