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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
Supposed Site of CAMP CASTLE Site of Camp Castle
Site of Camp Castle
Site of Camp Castle
Kemp or Camp Castle
James Mallis, New Scone
David Nicoll New Scone
Mr Lorimer Factor Aberdalgie Ho. [House]
Old Stat. Acct [Statistical Account]
097 [Situation] In the central portion of the parish.
This place appears to be the site of some very ancient and large building. James Malliss who occupied the farm of Munday for many years dug up the foundation and took from it between two and three hundred cart loads of stones. No other remains were seen here except foundations in the memory of the present or past generation. The above old man states that when he was a boy it consisted of a shapeless mound of clay and stones but partly covered over with grass and there were distinct traces of earthen mounds around it. He found traces of lime and sand in the foundations but not to a great extent. The stones were but slightly dressed resembling rude Ashlar work. He cannot tell as to the thickness of the walls as he found the stones in large masses some places the face of a wall distinctly traceable but the other side of it broken up and no way traceable. But whatever building it was, it was of considerable extent as it occupied a large area of ground. One would be led to suppose it to have been a well constructed fort from the name, but the opinion of the farmer who dug up the last remains of it is entirely against this supposition.

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