OS1/26/16/99
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE HILL | Castle Hill Castle Hill Castle Hill |
Mr. Craig: Surveyor. Robert Orr. Mr. Buchanan |
014.04 | A Conspicuous eminence on the West Auchenhain farm. It is supposed that many years ago an old Castle might have stoos on it from which the name originated. But this is merely conjecture which cannot be corroborated. |
| LORABANK | Lorabank Lorabank Lorabank |
Mr. Buchanan. Val: [Valuation] Roll John Barr |
014.04 | A farm house & outbuildings. It is the property of Mr. Buchanan, and occupied by John Barr. " The foundations of Lorabank Castle were dug up by Robert Orr, late proprietor of Lorabank & Langyard " New S : Acct [New Statistical Account] |
| Site of LORABANK CASTLE | Site of Lorabank Castle. Site of Lorabank Castle |
New: Stat: Acct. [New Statistical Account] Mr. Buchanan Mr. Orr |
014.04 | This Castle stood on ground a little south of the farm house now Covered with trees. Mr. Orr (son of the Robert Orr alluded to - the only person who could give me any information respecting it) pointed out the site to me. He could give me no dimensions, nor were there any appearances on the ground from which the extent of the former building might be conjectured. There is a slight eminence in the plantation out of which he says the foundations were dug. Close to this eminence, but in the field south of it, are two small grassy mounds evidently formed of the debris, as large hewn stones protrude in many places from their surface. I could get no more information, & I have marked the site thus (+) [site of monument symbol] on trace. The name Langyard is now extinct. |
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