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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HATTON CASTLE (Ruins of) | Hatton Castle Hatton Castle |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Moon Mr. Wilson (schoolmaster) |
043 | [Situation] About 1/4 mile SE [South East] of the village. This Castle is situated a short way to the east of the Village of Newtyle close to the Dundee and Newtyle Railway. It is in a ruinous state. This castle was not intended for a bastlet or place of strength: yet in the year 1645 the Earl of Craufurd occupied it with a garrison in the interest of the Covenanters at which time the Marquis of Montrose celebrated for blood-shedding meditated an attack upon it; and after the battle of Auldearn he advanced to within a few miles of it. Just as Montrose had completed his preparations for the assault, almost the whole of his troops deserted. It was built in 1575 by Lawrence Lord Oliphant. |
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Parish of Newtyle -- County of Forfar -- Sheet 43 No 13 Trace 2
Hatton Castle [note]
The Castle of Hatton, (Halltoun), now in ruins was built
by Lawrence Lord Oliphant 1575. It is finely situated on the
NW. [North West] base of the hill of Hatton in the opening of the Glack which
it Commands and affords a very extensive view of the Strath. It
appears to have been a fortified residence of very substantial workmanship
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Forfarshire p. [page] 559
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 74 - Parish of Newtyle, OS1/14/74
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Newtyle.
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.