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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of STRAVITHIE CASTLE | Stravithie Castle (site of)\nStravithie Castle (site of)\nStravithie Castle (site of) | Peter Cleghorn Esq. Wakefield\nWilliam Hood Stravithie\nWilliam Berwick Stravithie Mill | 012 | [situation] About ½ Mile S. by W. [South by West] from Woodend.\nIt is about 40 years since this Castle was taken down, and little is known in the neighbourhood regarding it. It is supposed to have been the residence of Some one of the lesser Nobility and fortified in Case of Attack. It was surrounded by wood, but only one tree is left to mark its site.Where it stood is now the property of Peter Cleghorn Esq. Wakefield |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page]30 -- Parish of Denino-- Plan 12D-- Trace 7\n\n[Note - Site of Stravithie Castle] G [German] Text.\n\n[signed] James Ireland c/a [Civilian Assistant] 15th July 1853\n\n[Quotation] Extract from New Stat: Acct: [Statistical Account] page 365.\n\n"The Second was the Castle of Stravithy a little West from the Centre of the Parish. It is described by Sir Robert Sibbald as being entire, about a hundred and twenty seven years ago; it was a regular fortalice Situated in a bog with ditch and drawbridge And According to the Son of a feuar who lived hard by, was surrounded with ornamental walks And lofty trees, Some of Which trees at Present remain. The bog has been drained and the site of the Castle converted into Corn land."
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 63 - Parishes of Cameron, Dunino and St Andrews, OS1/13/63
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Cameron, Dunino, and St Andrews.
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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