Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWER (In Ruins) [Covington] | Ccovington Tower Covington Tower Covington Tower |
Rev. [Reverend] John Vary Robert Denholm Mr William Paterson |
033.07 | A massive square tower, erected about the beginning of the 15th century. The roof has fallen -the walls are still about 60 feetin height, and 11 feet in breadth. It wassurround3ed by two moats but the outer one has been destroyed. "One of the family" the Lindsays of Colventoun or Coventoun "built the "castle or fort, the massive ruins "of which are still to be seen not "far from the church." Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1840 |
Continued entries/extra info
Header: [Page] 14 Ph [Parish] of Covington
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 16 - Parish of Covington, OS1/21/16
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Covington.
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.