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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLEHILL | Castlehill on site of Castle Castlehill on the site of Edgar Castle 11th Century Castlehill on the site of Edgar Castle 11th Century |
John Dickson, Gamekeeper Mr. McLaren Factor or Land Steward to Lord Kinnaird Mr. William Duncan Ph. [Parish] Schoolmaster |
087 | [Situation] In the north end of the parish. A Farmhouse with offices &c attached, at the east side of Baledgarno Den, the house is Occupied by Mrs. McLaren, and the Offices & lands are in the Proprietors own hands - The Right Hon. [Honourable] Lord Kinnaird of Rossie Priory. The Buildings are erected on the Site of an old Castle, no remains of Which now Exist. The Only information respecting it in the neighbourhood, is merely what has been gleaned from the Published Accounts, in Fullarton, The Statl. Accts. [Statistical Accounts] &c &c. Several of the Old datestones, Tablets &c are still to be seen in the Walls of the Present Building |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 10Parish of Inchture -- Sheet 87 No. 4 Trace 4
[Additional note:]
"Castlehill and Baledgarno, the village lying at its base,
are deserving of peculiar notice under this head. The author"
(Boethius) "just quoted from tells us that the Castle which doubtless
once stood on the eminence alluded to and which gave rise to
the name the village beside it still bears was founded by Edgar
fourth son of Malcolm and St. Margaret who was anointed King
of Scotland by Lodovick Bishop of St. Andrews in 1001,* of whom
he says, "he had no uncouth waris nor trubyl in his dayis and governit
his realm in gude peace and was haldin in mair veneration than terrour
amang his peppl," also that it was repaired by Alexander his brother
who succeeded him, who is represented as building the Abbey of Scone
of Canons regular and dedicating it to the honour of the Trinity and St. Michael and also the Abbey
of Canons regular in honour of St. Colme and Completing the Abbey of Dunfermline besides endowing
the Abbey of St. Colme and the Convent thereof as well as the Church of St. Andrews.
The Castle he expressly says was foundit by Edgar in Gowry who got certane landis fra the Erle of Gowry and annexit his name to the Castle.
And some of its foundations and pavements have been met with in preparing for the erection of the building now
Standing on its site.
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Perthshire page 832.
*Note.. The date 1001 is wrong. Edgar began to reign in 1098.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, Brenda Pollock
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