OS1/25/53/24
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RASHIECOT DEN | Rashiecot Den Rashiecot Den |
Mr Peter Robertson William Daer |
076 | [Situation] On the Southern boundary of the parish. A small Den, at the northern extremity of the Den of Balruddery. |
| FOWLIS CASTLE | Fowlis Castle | Peter Robertson William Watson |
076 | [Situation] In the South-east portion of the parish. An old Castle in the village of Fowlis, inhabited by Cottagers & the property of Sir William Murray. There was originally a much older building than the present one, of which the foundation & the present North Wall form a part. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 24Parish of Lundie & Fowlis -- Sheet 76. No.13. Traces 2 & 3
Collected by Frederick Leite SRE [Sapper Royal Engineers]
[Note]
Fowlis was long the family residence of the noble
family of Gray, afterwards of the Murrays of Fowlis now
Ochtertyre, But it has been forsaken for the latter place
and what remains of the Castle of Fowlis their former residence
is now in a ruinous state, and inhabitted by a few families of the
poorist description.
New Stat Acct [Statistical Account] of Forfarshire
page 460-1
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Bizzy- Moderator, Brenda Pollock
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