OS1/24/18/11
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT (Remains of) [Lochurd] | Fort (Remains of) Fort (Remains of) Fort (Remains of) |
John Gibson Farmer Lochurd James Palmer Schoolmaster Alexander Swan Grantshall |
007 | [Situation] About ½ Mile S.E. [South East] from Netherurd Mains This is the Remains of an old Camp or Fort. It is in Very bad preservation -- the ground having been several years under Cultivation; is of an Elliptical Shape, and, at present, there appears only one bank: whether there were any other banks or Ramparts it is Impossible to ascertain. It bears no name -- but the field in which it is Situated is Called the Rings Park It is situated on the Farm of Lochurd. |
| RINGS PARK | 007 | [Situation] About ½ Mile S.E. [South East] from Netherurd Mains This is the Remains of an old Camp or Fort. It is in Very bad preservation -- the ground having been several years under Cultivation; is of an Elliptical Shape, and, at present, there appears only one bank: whether there were any other banks or Ramparts it is Impossible to ascertain. It bears no name -- but the field in which it is Situated is Called the Rings Park It is situated on the Farm of Lochurd. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 11Parish of Kirkurd -- Sheet 7 No 16 -- Trace 6
[Note] -- There is to the east of these "(The castle and Law)" a
circular fortification on an eminence near Ladyurd
called the Rings and another to the west on the
farm of Lochurd Called the Chesters." -- Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] vol. [volume] 10, page 185
Note. The designation "Chesters" is not known in the Country.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Moira L- Moderator, P Wills
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