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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of STRATHBROCK CASTLE | Strathbrock Castle (Site of) Strathbrock Castle (Site of) |
Mr George Gray. Farmer Broadyates Mr William Gray. Miller Houston Mill |
006 | [Situation] About 28 chains N E. [North East] by E. [East] of Houston House On the burn side immediately South of the farm house of Broadyates is a Small conical knowe said to be site of an ancient castle or Peel Tower which belonged to the Duglas family, who at one time were proprietors of the adjoining country. There is not a vestige of it now remaining. Mr Gray the farmer of Broadyates removed some portions of its walls some years ago when improving the land which surrounded it. |
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[Page] 10Ph [Parish] of Uphall -- Sheet. 6. Plan 13 Trace 6
[note on page] There appears to be no written account of this castle in any of the books to which there is access in this office But these accounts of the several familys that from the time of King David I possessed the Barony of Strathbrock, and there can be but little that there was a baronial mansion or castle here co eval with the first possessors of the barony.
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