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"The House of Skirling appears by the vestiges of the walls to have been large. It was
surrounded by a morass or bog except a small space on the South-west side and that
was defended by turrets. The entry to the house was by a bridge of stone over this bog." -- Pennicuik's History of Tweeddale page 263
"The Castle (the vestiges of which half a century ago showed its Considerable extent, stood
in a bog or morass which was crossed by a bridge of Stone. It was demolished
by gunpowder by the Regent Murray on the twelfth of June 1568 because its
Lord Sir James Cockburne had espoused the fortunes of Queen Mary for
whom at that time he held the castle of Edinburgh." -- Origines Parochiales page 185
Transcriber's notes
See also pages 37 and 39
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 37 - Parish of Skirling, OS1/24/37
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Skirling.
Ordnance Survey - Peebles 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 Peebles, which is in the south of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.