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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALTON or Mantle Walls | Malton Walls Maltan Walls Maltan Walls Malton or Mantle Walls |
Chalmers Caledonia Vol II P162 New Statistical Account P 243 Mortons Annals of Teviotdale P 321 Jeffreys History of Roxburghshire Vol II P 351 |
014.12 | The Knights of St John of Jerusalem, seem from tradition, and remains to have had an establishment, at the Village of Ancrum, which is now distinguished by the name of "Maltan Walls" - Chal: [Chalmers] Caled. [Caledonia] Vol: II P. 162 Of this description are the ruins of the Malton Walls, which enclosed, at no distant period, an acre and a half, within the area of which were visible various Vaults, and Subterraneous passages, but of which there is now nothing to be seen except a Small wall. (now fallen). According to tradition, this was once an establishment of the Knights of Malta, or Knights Hospitallers of St. John, and though there is not in Keith or Spottiswoode, any notice of any religious house or hospital at Ancrum, we learn from [continued on Page 54] |
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