Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE [Farme] | Castle Castle Castle |
New Statistical Account Ure's History of Rutherglen James Fairie Esqr. |
010.04 | A square building three stories high, with arched roofs to each floor, and having walls between four & five feet thick. With the exception of some additional windows, and alterations made in the interior, the building is almost perfect. It is now used as a dwelling, & is upon the souyh west, & attached to the mansion house of the Farme Estate. It is the property of, and occupied by James Fairie Esqr. "The Farme Estate is said to have been once the private property of some of the Stuarts, Kings of Scotland. It afterwards belonged to the family of Crawford, who namng it from themselves, called it Crawford Farme. It soon afterwards came into the possession of Sir, Walter Stuart of Minto who dwelt in the castle about the years 1645. On the Estate ( Farme) & nearly in the middle of the beautiful lawn, the ancient castle is situated. The period in which it was built is unknown, but the thick walls & strong battlements etc are |
| FARME | Farme Farme Farme Farme Farme |
Estate Map James Fairie Esqr. New Stat. [ Statistical] Account Directory to Noblemen and Gentlemens' Seats' etc. |
010.04 | A large mansion having offices, ornamental grounds & garden attached. The south west portion of the building is an ancient castle. Occupied by the proprietor J. Fairie Esqr.. The mansion is always simply styled "FarmeW without any reference to the castle belonging to it. |
Continued entries/extra info
Header: Lanarkshire Rutherglen Parish [Page] 15
Under the place entry of Castle is a note: "in German Text"
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 51 - Parish of Rutherglen, OS1/21/51
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Rutherglen.
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.