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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 92 - Parish of Kirkgunzeon, OS1/20/92

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Page Heading - Plan 33 D List of names collected by William Rowan C.A. 1st Examiner

Plan 33D
Trace 2
Received Name: Drumcoltran Tower
Object: a House
Description: A square stone building of antique appearance on Drumcoltran farm it is about two storys high the exterior walls quite entire it is now inhabited and used as a farm house there has been some alteration made in the roof and a little addition to the north end of it Recently. a few years ago some Labourers were building a new fence a little north of this building and found a match lock a little below the surface all the information that can be had in the Locality Respecting this old edifice is a supposition that it had been an occasional Residence of Lord Herries at one time. [Written in another hand an pen as follows:] This has more the appearance of a castle than tower althou [although] it is Generally known by the Given name W. R[owan?]
Township or Parish: Kirkgunzeon
Authorities for spelling (name and address): Robert Coupland Camphill Thomas Johnston Craigyards

Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 92 - Parish of Kirkgunzeon, OS1/20/92

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

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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