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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORSEWALL CASTLE | Corsewall Castle Corswall Castle Corswall Castle Corswall Castle Corsewell, or Crosswell Castle Corswall Castle Corsewall Castle Corsill Castle Corsewall Corsewall Corswall Corsewall |
George McHaffie Esqr. J McCamon Alexander McGill James Alison Chamber's Caledonia Statistical acct. [account] of Scotland Rl. Engrs. [Royal Engineers] Map 1819 Ainslie's Map 1782 Thomas Millar Archibald McDowal Appx [Appendix] Hist [History] Galloway Vol [Volume] 2 p [page] 175 Ibid [History of Galloway] p. [page] 83.- |
004 | [Situation] About one mile S.E. [South East] from Corsewall Lighthouse This is the ruins of an old castle it is now in a very ruinous State the Stones having been removed from time to time for building fences etc, the lower apartment which is arched is Still Standing. It was evidently a place of stren[gth] it is built on low ground & from this circumstance it appears the ground around it could easily b[e] inundated as a defence against attacks.- |
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[Corsewall Castle]
"It is a tower with walls of great [thickness]
built of irregular Stones with mortar now as h[ard]
as Stones and with Small Slits for windows. It is now no[t] [more]
than 20 feet high. As the higher parts of the wall fell down [the stones]
were taken by the people in the neighbourhood to build their dykes.
About 50 years ago a cannon Seven feet in length with a bore o[f] [three]
Inches diameter was discovered in the ruins and a few years ago a silver pla[te]
with an inscription a gold ring and some coins were found"
Statil acct [Statistical account] of Scotland
"The Castle of Corsewall was completely ruinous when Sympson wrote in 1684.
In digging among the ruins of this Castle in 1791 a Cannon was found Seven feet long and a[bout]
3 Inches in the bore"
Chambers Caledonia Vol. [Volume] 3 Page 357
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Ibid is a latin word short for Ibidem, meaning 'in the same place'.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Chr1smac -Moderator, NRS - Moderator, Missus SW
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