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Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 12 - Parish of Carnwath, OS1/21/12

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[page] 74 Ph. [Parish] of Carnwath

Couthalley Castle continued
The castle (Couthalley Castle) is now a complete ruin though its extent may yet be marked, and from its situation surrounded on every side by deep ditch and earthen mounds with a draw bridge on the west it must have been a place of very great strength. It is situated on the property of John Wilson Esq. Westsidewood bur Sir N. McDonald Lockhart Bart. [Baronet] is the hereditary keeper of it. ( Statistical Account)

The existing remains consist of what appears to have been an oblong tower or "Keep" the walls of which are of great thickness and about 3 feet above the surface of the ground, the other portions of the Castle can still be traced by mounds of earth, which indicate the site of the old walls.

Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 12 - Parish of Carnwath, OS1/21/12

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

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.

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