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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITTON | Whitton | Samuel Cairns Shepherd Mr Scott Farmer Mr Fox Carpenter |
022.02 | A well built farm house and steading. also several Small cottages occupied by the farm laborers, the property of Sir John Warrender of Lochend Dunbar, |
| WHITTON TOWER (Remains of) | Whitton Tower | Samuel Cairns Shepherd Mr Scott Farmer Mr Fox Carpenter |
022.02 | The only remaining portion of this Tower, is a side wall with a Small portion of one of the Ends, the walls are about 4 feet in thickness. "About 2 miles SSW [South South West] of village (Morebattle) are the ruins of Whitton Tower which was well nigh destroyed by the Earl of Surrey in the reign of Henry VIII" Stat [Statistical] Account. |
| CHAPEL (Site of) [nr Whitton] | (site of) Chapel | Samuel Cairns Shepherd | 022.02 | No traces whatever of this Chapel are to been Seen the site has been pointed out and seems most likely to be Correct. |
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[Page] 52Parish of Morebattle
Sheet 22 No 2
Described by William Henderson Lce. Corpl R.E. [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers]
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