OS1/23/12/45
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of KING'S CASTLE | Site of King's Castle | Peace's Hand Book Mr Spence, Bookseller Kirkwall Mr Robertson, Kirkwall |
108 | This stronghold built by Henry St Clair, in the fourteenth century, is now entirely removed. At one time it was probably the strongest fortress. "Where restless seas "Howl round the storm swept Orcades" "Where erst St Clair bore princely sway "On isle and islet strait and bay, but as its possessors had frequently given considerable annoyance to the authorities, the Privy Council on the 26 October 1614, resolved that it should be demolished and rendered uninhabitable. this decision was immediately carried into execution, and ... (continued on next page) |
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