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Lochwinnoch -- [page] 79a

13 Octbr [October] 1856

Sir,
In the N. Stat Acct. [New Statistical Account] an old
Castle is mentioned as having
stood on the site of the present
mansion house of Castle
Semple. "The Castle of Castle
Tower ( a misprint. Mr. Love
says it ought to have been
Castleton ) "gave place to the
"present mansion house of
"Castle-Semple. Its foun-
"dations were this year laid
"bare in forming some drains
"about the latter house."
It is also noticed thus in
Ramsay's Views of Ren-
frewshire. "When they were - Not noticed by Chalmers - J.C.G
"raised to the peerage, they
"built a larger structure,
"called Castleton, on the
"Castle of Sempill, which
"occupied the site of the
"present mansion house"
I have spoken to Mr. Harvey,
the present proprietor, respecting
the foundations of the original
building & if they could be
pointed out. He was quite

[Note 1]
So in Origines Parochiales
Scotiae.
" The present house of Castle
Semple is on the site of
Castle Tower, which is
described by Crawfurd
in 1710 as consisting
of a large court, part
of which seemed to be
a very ancient building

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