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Parish of St Andrews Sheet 2 Trace 1
Castle (in Ruins) (Continued) [Name column] -- Castle, Castle [Spelling column] -- Rev Mr Lyon St Andrews John McDonald Keeper of the castle [Authorities] -- On the north side of the city of St Andrews and built on the edge of St Andrews Bay [Situation column]
[Description continues]
It is in the form of a square and has a large Courtyard at the inside which is called the Castle yard The sea is making great encroachments on it at the present time the coast wall is entirely washed away. The only portions of the Castle now standing are the North and South sides. The window where cardinal Beaton was shown to the multitude after his murder and the dungeon where Wishart and others were confined are still pointed out. The former at the SE [South East] corner and the latter at the NW [North West] of the building It is the property of the Crown but at what time it got into its possession is not known There is a person appointed by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests to take care of the building who also points out to all Visitors the most remarkable parts of the building
Transcriber's notes
Continuation of Description of Castle. As Name appears on Page 9 the entries in other columns have bee transcribed under "Continued entries"
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 102 - Parish of St Andrews and St Leonards, OS1/13/102
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parish of St Andrews and St Leonards.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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 counties of Fife in the east of Scotland and Kinross in central Scotland. The boundaries of these counties were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.
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