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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE STUART | Castle Stuart Castlestuart Castle Stuart Castle Stuart on Site of Hallhill Castle Castle Stuart on Site of Hallhill Castle Castle Stewart |
Revd. [Reverend] John Fraser Old Statistical Account Lord Moray Alexander Colvin Esqr. Factor Earls Mills Brodie Fullarton's Gazetteer New Statistical Account |
004 | This is a large mass of building four stories high, and a fine specimen of the baronial architecture of the country during the period of feudal grandeur. It is remarkable for the extent of its projections, square and round, which spring from a series of corbels, on several angles of the buildings. The date of its erection, inscribed in one of the front windows, is 1625. When Darnaway was building, the joists of Castle Stuart were taken out, nearly to the destruction of its beautiful mouldings and friezes; but they could be put to no use in the new edifice. For several years the Castle stood unroofed; and from neglect the heavy projections were tearing the walls asunder. Of late years, the eastern wing has been made habitable; the whole building having received a roof sufficient to preserve the walls; and by the introduction of long bars of iron, the progress of the rents in the walls have been stopped. The castle now stands in naked majesty in an arable field. In 1796 when the Earl of Moray was made a British Peer, he took the title of Lord Stuart of Castle Stuart. It is still the property of the Earl of Moray |
| Site of HALLHILL CASTLE | Revd. [Reverend] John Fraser Old Statistical Account Lord Moray Alexander Colvin Esqr. Factor Earls Mills Brodie Fullarton's Gazetteer New Statistical Account |
004 | This is a large mass of building four stories high, and a fine specimen of the baronial architecture of the country during the period of feudal grandeur. It is remarkable for the extent of its projections, square and round, which spring from a series of corbels, on several angles of the buildings. The date of its erection, inscribed in one of the front windows, is 1625. When Darnaway was building, the joists of Castle Stuart were taken out, nearly to the destruction of its beautiful mouldings and friezes; but they could be put to no use in the new edifice. For several years the Castle stood unroofed; and from neglect the heavy projections were tearing the walls asunder. Of late years, the eastern wing has been made habitable; the whole building having received a roof sufficient to preserve the walls; and by the introduction of long bars of iron, the progress of the rents in the walls have been stopped. The castle now stands in naked majesty in an arable field. In 1796 when the Earl of Moray was made a British Peer, he took the title of Lord Stuart of Castle Stuart. It is still the property of the Earl of Moray |
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County of Inverness -- Petty Parish
Castle Stuart - note written on page - As Castle Stewart is now inhabited this mode of writing the name has been adopted in order to retain the name of the ancient castle that once stood here. See replies to Extracts in pages 5 & 6 at end of Book.
Transcriber's notes
Castle Stuart - Stump
Site of HALLHILL CASTLE - German Text
Ordnance Survey - Inverness county, OS Name Books - Inverness county (Mainland) - Volume 55 - Parish of Petty, OS1/17/55
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Petty
Ordnance Survey - Inverness 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 Inverness, which is in the north of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.