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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE (Site of) [Whitehills] | Site of Castle Site of Castle Site of Castle |
New Statl: [Statistical] Account Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Walker Mr. Donaldson, Farmer |
040 | "The foundation of the Castle of Whitehills, which stood on the south side of the Lunan, & considerably higher up than the farm Steading of Kinnell Mill, was dug up by the tenant, whose lease after an occupancy of 43 years terminated in 1811. But it was a ruin in the 17th century, & furnished the materials for building what was called the Stonehouse, in the Kirktown of Kinnell" New Statl. [Statistical] Account. The Site of this Castle as described by Messrs. Walker & Donaldson, above quoted in the column for authorities, stood at the top of a bank overlooking the Lunan at the place shown on the Examination Trace. The ground at times in course of cultivation is of a different appearance where the Castle stood. The Stonehouse & the Kirktown of Kinnell alluded to in the New Statl: [Statistical] Account with reference to the castle, are Names not used - the former - Stonehouse is not known & the latter could only apply to the Parish Schoolhouse to which it is not adopted as it is never used. |
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Co [County] Forfar -- Kinnell Parish
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 55 - Parishes of Kinnell, Maryton and Farnell, OS1/14/55
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parishes of Kinnell, Maryton, and Farnell.
Ordnance Survey - Angus 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 Angus, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.