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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMFORLIE CASTLE (Ruin) | Ramforlie Castle (In Ruins) Ramforlie Castle (In Ruins) Ranfurly Castle Ramphorlie Castle Ranphurly Castle Ranphurly Castle Ramfurly Castle Ramphurlie |
Property Plan. 1805 (Dated) William Findlay. "Horsewood" Crawfurds History of Renfrew. Ainslie's County Map. New Statistical Account. Full [Fullerton's] Gazetteer Johnson's County Map. See Ramforlie Cottage |
011.02 | The ruins or remains of an old castle, the ancient residence of the Knoxes; Situated on an eminence overlooking the ""Town of the "Bridge of Weir", on the north-east side. The walls at present standing are from 15 to 20 feet high but are much worn through time; parts of the foundations of the remainder of the building are still vissible. |
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[page] 22County of Renfrew -- Parish of Kilbarchan
[Note in left margin]
"North from Clochodrick, on the other
side of the hills, stands and old narrow
castle, anciently the residence of the
Knoxes". Old Statistical Account.
Ranphurly Castle, Ramfurly Castle Both in Fullerton's Gazetteer
Ramforlie Castle
"Southwest from Denzeltoun lies the castle and Barony of Ranfurly, the seat
and designation of an ancient family of the name of Knox. But that what is said of the
antiquity of the family of Ranfurly, may not be received without a document, you
find in the Registers of the Abby of Pasly, frequent mention made of the Knoxs; in the
reigns of Alexander II. and III. as witnesses to the charters of the Abbacy."
Crawfurd's History, page 95
"Nearly one mile & a half north west of the villages, and about ½ a mile from the
Bridge of Weir, stand the ruins of the castle of Ranfurly or Ramphorlie, the seat of
the ancient family of Knocks or Knox". New Statistical Account
"In the N.E. [North East] of the parish are the ruins of a narrow castle, called Ranfurly
or Ramphorlie, anciently the residence of the Knoxes." Full. [Fullertons] Gazetteer.
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