Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of CUMMIN'S CASTLE | Site of Cummin's Castle Site of Cummin's Castle |
John B. Hepburn Esq. Castledykes Dumfries Thomas Thomson Esqr. Castlebank Cottage Dumfries |
055 | The Site of an ancient Castle which had been once the Stronghold of the family of the Cummins. no track or vestige now remains to identify the spot it stood except the moat or ditch which defended it. Mr. Hepburn proprietor of the ground points out the ground which is an elevated Spot called Castle Hill which tradition records as being the Site of the Castle, The ditch or moat which defended it is pretty entire on East and south Sides. It has been partly defaced on the other sides what remains of it is very deep & wide water still remains in part of it, no doubt it had been originally much deeper |
Continued entries/extra info
Town of Dumfries -- 5 feet Scale -- Sheet 7 -- List of Names collected by -- C.A. [Civilian Assistant] J. Carpenter -- [Page] 69
Trace No. 13
[Township or Parish] Dumfries
[Object]
Site of Cummin's Castle -- Site of Castle
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 12 - Parishes of Dumfries and Torthorwald, OS1/10/12
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parishes of Dumfries, and Torthorwald.
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Dumfries, which is in the south west of Scotland.