Volume contents
- 1 - Carluke , Page 1 (start)
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- 137 - Carluke , Title Page
- 138 - Carluke , Index
- 142 - Carluke , loose item
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWER OF HALLBAR | 025.05 | |||
| Tower of Hallbar -------do--------- -------do--------- -------do--------- -------do--------- Tower of Halbar Hallbar |
Hector McLean Esq: Rev[eren]d Mr. Wylie J.L. Stewart Esq: Johnston's County Map dated 1816 Forrest's County Map Statistical Acc[oun]t of Lanarkshire Do---Do---Do--- |
Hallbar. a square tower beau= tifully situated in a fine dell is said to have been built in the 11th Century. Early as this date is, the appearance of the stair passing up the walls in the thickness of the building*, together with some other circumstances, would seem to countenance the supposition of its great antiquity. It is 52 feet in height, 24 feet square on the outside, &14 feet square in the interior. it contains a vault beneath and three appart- ments the one above the other , the uppermost of these being likewise closed with an arched roof. The beams for supporting the floors which constitute the ceilings of the two intermediate apartments instead of being inserted into the wall, rest upon projecting brackets of stone. In a deed of retour, dated 1685 it is called the Tower & Fortalice of Braidwood. From this it seems to have been the residence attached to that ancient barony. it is the property of Sir N.McD. Lockhart Bar[one]t Stat: Acct: *(From the vent of the only fire place in the Tower passing up the North wall the stair is of Course interrupted on that side and to arrive at its continuation it is necessary to pass across the floor of one of the appartments. This unartificial method of ascent would seem to argue the remote date.) |
Transcriber's notes
The author has copied the descriptive stuff from the Stat Acct. The insertion shown in parentheses is actually a footnote and I have reflected that in my transcription.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 11 - Parish of Carluke, OS1/21/11
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Carluke.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark 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 Lanark, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.