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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIGAUGH CASTLE | Craigaugh Castle | John Craig Miller Craigaugh Mill Kirkcolm William McMeckan Mersleugh Kirkcolm |
009 | This Stands on a Small eminence near the mill & Seems to have been a pretty Strong position it was built at a very early date, but by who, or for what purpose I cannot ascertain but I believe it is spoken of in Galwegian history as a place of Some importance, Nothing now remains but a few Crumbled Stones, to track its Site whilst [quarrying] Stones from the rock on which it Stands ,[coins] human bones have been found |
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[Page] 115 -- List of Names collected by John Mechan Pte. R S M [Royal Sappers Miners] 1st. Examiner -- Plan 9A - Parish of KirkcolmObject
Craigaugh Castle (Sit of old Castle )
[Note] For this mode of spelling
it See Blackwoods
map of Wigtonshire
Milton - Trig [Trigonometrical] Station - entry is scored out.
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11th. December 1846
John Mechan R S M [Royal Sappers Miners]
1st Examiner
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