OS1/21/18/251
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWER, (Remains of) [Raecleuch] | Old Tower | Mr. Charles Stewart, James Todd, Thomas McMoran. | 051 | At the back of the stables and near to the house of Raecleuch are the remains of what appears to have been a place of considerable strength, built of rough stones strongly cemented together after the style of the Medieval Castle. The remains of the exterior walls are about 4 feet thick and on an average stand about 2 feet above the ordinary level of the ground. Mr. Todd, the present tenant of Raecleuch states that about 50 years ago the walls were then about 23 feet high and a staircase composed of freestone led from the bottom to the top of the Tower (in the inside) and that underneath it was a vault. There is nothing to be seen now but the remains of the exterior walls standing about 2 feet above the ordinary level of the ground. |
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