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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITHWOOD (Ruin) | Smithwood (In Ruins), Smith Wood. | John Wilson Esqr., James Hope, Dr. Martin, Estate Plan (Baront of Hopetoun 1760). | 053 | This was a long time ago the steading for the farm of Smithwood, and appears to have been a place of considerable strength, built of rough whinstone slabs, strongly cemented together after the style of a medieval castle. Mr. Wilson says that it was vaulted similar to the Ruins of Glengeith, but there is nothing now to be seen but the walls at the south end and east and west sides, standing about 3 feet above the ordinary level of the ground, and a large piece of the west wall lying on the ground; the walls are about 4 feet thick, and the interior of the building is grown over with weeds, and rubbish. |
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