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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAROCHAN HOUSE | Barochan House Barochan House Barochan House Barochan House Barochan House Barochan House |
Estate Map Gazetteer of Scotland William Arrol Esq. Houston Gavan Scott W.R. [Wood Ranger] Barochan Ho. [House] J. Hamilton Barochan House Craufurds History of Renfrew |
007.07 | An excellent Mansion house surrounded by wood. Plantations, Gardens, Ornamental or Pleasure grounds and Offices. The residence of the Misses Fleming. The Oldest part of the Mansion is a Square Tower, situated about the centre and forms a very conspicuous portion of the building. There is an ascent in the inside by means of winding stairs of stone to the top, and is elevated above the rest of the building 20 feet or thereabouts. It is not clearly known when this Tower was erected, but it is generally believed to be more than 500 years old, and no doubt connected with the Old Mansion house of Barochan which was situated on a neighbouring height to the east. (See Gazetteer, and Description of Barochan Cross, also Craufurds Hist. [History] of Renfrew.) The next in point of age are the wings north and east of the Tower. The exterior walls are marked on trace in strong |
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[page] 25County of Renfrew Parish of Houston
Note: "On the northeast of this parish is the estate of
Barochan, with an old Mansionhouse pleasantly
Situated upon a hill, and well sheltered with
wood. This estate belongs to a very ancient
family, named Fleming, who occur so far back
as the reign of Alexander III."
Fullerton's Gazetteer.
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