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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORSTORPHINE CASTLE (In Ruins) | Corstorphine Castle Corstorphine Castle |
Revd. [Reverend] G Burns D.D. [Doctor of Divinity] Estherville Corstorphi [Corstorphine] Mr G. Manson Ph. [Parish] Schoolmas [Schoolmaster] Corstorphine |
005 | The object to which this name applies, is a ruin, Situate S. [South] of the Village of Corstorphine, which was levelled with the ground about 50 years ago It was the residence of the Foresters, a name of great Celebrity in Scottish History and occupied by one of the Family so late as 1695 In former times this castle is said to have been Surrounded by a ditch which was supplied by water from two lochs situated one on each side of the castle as represented in Blaue's Atlas of Lothian prepared in 1640 There is a Dovecott or Pigeon House about 7 chains N.E. [North East] of the Castle, Said to be as ancient as the castle and at present is in good preservation and used as a pigeon House |
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[Page] 32Plan 5.B. List of Names collected by James Connell 7 February 1852
Trace No 1
[Object] Ruins
[Parish] Corstorphine
[Signed] James Conn [Connell]
7th February
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