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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 70 - Parish of Troqueer, OS1/20/70

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Parish of Troqueer Page 25.Close by the manse and directly opposite to the spot, on the other side of the river where Cummins Castle formerly stood is a moat of a circular form and considerable height, where according to oral tradition the Kings of Scotland, or their vassal chiefs who were entrusted with the Keeping of it used to hang offenders and the most daring of their captives taken in battle or in acts of pillage and robbery. The more probable conjecture is that it was one of the circular mounds where the baron or judge of the district held courts of justice in the open air. See Statistical Account of Kirkcudbright 1845 Page 227

Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 70 - Parish of Troqueer, OS1/20/70

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Troqueer.

Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright 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 Kirkcudbright, which is in the south west of Scotland.

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