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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARK HAY | Park Hay Castle (Ruins) Castle of Park Park Hay (ruins) |
Mr James Gibson Statistical Acct. [Account] 1841 Ainslie's Map 1782 George McHaffie Esqr. |
017 | [Situation] - 1 Mile West of Glenluce and in the Western Part of the Parish- An old Castle, [p -- ] an Inscription over the door [and which] is transcribed below) it appears to have been built by Thomas Hay. in the year 1590, Thomas hay the lineal ancestor of Sir J. D. Hay Bart. [Baronet] was appointed by the Pope, Commendator of the Abbey of Glenluce in the year 1560. This was formerly the residence of the family just refered to, it is now in ruins the walls only are now standing, the Garden and Office Houses are all defaced and the materials taken away. the whole is surrounded by a [worded] Inscription over the Door BLISSIT BE THE NAME OF THE LORD THIS VERK HAS BEGVNT THE FIRST DAY OF MARCHE 1590 BE. THOMAS .HAY. OF PARK. AND JONET. MAK. DOVEL HiS SPOV(SE) |
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[Page] 18 -- Parish of Old LucePark Hay -- Form 136 -- Page 65
* This place " Park Hay" is not in ruins, but in a dilapidated state, and
is at present occupied as a Farm House.
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