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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Malton or Mantle Walls | Malton or Mantle Walls | Continued | as belonging to the Bishop of Glasgow. It was at first called the Barony of Ancrum, afterwards the Barony of Nether Ancrum. Although named differently, the territory remained the same. The Bishops of Glasgow had a rural Palace at Ancrum, from whence many of their charters are dated. Considerable difficulty exists as to the site of this house, It is said by the editor of the Origines Parochiales the the remains of the Bishops Palace form part of the Castle of Sir William Scott and that the Bishop's house is styled by Lord Dacre, in his letter to Henry VIII, shortly after the battle of Flodden. The Castle of Ancrum - The like statements are to be found in the interduction to the Chartulary of Glasgow with the addition that the gardens in which |
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[Page] 56Parish of Ancrum
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