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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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Parish of Morebattle
Sheet 22 No 2
Described by William Henderson Lce. Corpl R.E. [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers]

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