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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRAE | Wrae | George Home Wrae John Brydone Battle Slack William Alexander Kittle Hall |
015 | [Situation] About 1 Mile E by N. [East by North] of Cardon A small Farmhouse one storey high and thatched, having outhouses, gard [garden] and a farm of land attached occup [occupied] by George Home and the property of James Tweedie Esqr of Rachan |
| WRAE CASTLE (Remains of) | Wrae Castle (Remains of) | George Home John Brydone William Alexander |
015 | [Situation] About 1 Mile E [East] of Cardon This is the remains of the old Cast [Castle] or peel of Wrae formerly the stronghold of a branch of the family of Tweedie The date of its erection is not known all that now remains of it is a small portion of the eastern end, the wall is about 3 feet in thickness. It stands on the farm of Wrae, a short distance from the Farmhouse. |
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[Note] -- The peel of Wrae is said to have been possessed by a branch of the same family (Geddeses); in the beginning of the Seventeenth Century it belonged to the Tweedies. Origines Parochialis Scotiae vol. [volume] 1 page 182
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