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"Auldcathy, the portion of the parish lying to the west as formerly described appears to have been formerly part of the Crown lands but was along with the lands of Kinneil and Larbert bestowed by King Robert Bruce in 1324 upon Sir Walter Hamilton of Cadzow ancestor of the Duke of Hamilton and Continued a long time in that noble family. After passing through the hands of various proprietors it was sold by the first Earl of Haddington in 1721 to the Earl of Hopetoun in whose family it now remains.-"

New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] of Linlithgowshire page 99

[signed] J. Carpenter C. Asst. [Civilian Assistant] 10th April 1855
[signed] RD Kerr Capt RE [Captain Royal Engineers] 1st July 1855