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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
POLNOON CASTLE (Site of) Polnoon Castle (Site of)





Polnone or Polnoon Castle

Punnoon Castle


Punoon or Poinon Castle
Mr. Mather. Factor
Ainslie's Ph. [Parish] Map.
Co. [County] Map (Johnson's)
Co. [County] Map (Crawfurd's)
New Stat [Statistical] Account.
Crawfurd's His: [History] of Renfrewshire.
Old Stat: [Statistical] Account
019.03 A few clumps of rubbish, (the broken down remnants of the walls), are the only visible remains of this ancient fabric.
See for further particulars the extracts affixed to end of book from the old and new Stat: [Statistical] Accounts.
NETHERCRAIG BRIDGE Nethercraig Bridge Mr. Mather. Factor
New Stat: [Statistical] Account
Robert Currie Bar: [Baron] Officer
019.03 A small bridge close to the Nethercraig farm house, carrying the parish road over the White Cart Water.
HIGH CRAIG High Craig Mr. Mather. Factor
Robert Currie Bar: [Baron] Officer
Duncan McIntyre Ph [Parish] road repairer
John Bryson Farmer
019.03 This ridge of rocks is close to the Highcraig farm houses, and they have no doubt taken their names from it - (So Mr. Mather is apt to think - but the name is not well known in the neighbourhood - it having gone out of date).
WEST HIGHCRAIG (Ruin) West Highcraig (Ruins of) Mr. Mather. Factor
Robert Currie Bar: [Baron] Officer
John Bryson. Farmer
019.03 This was once a farm house. It has been long in disuse, and is very much out of repair. It is however habitable, and the name as supplied was given to me by Mr. Mather.

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