Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of SKIRLING CASTLE | Site of Skirling Castle Site of Skirling Castle Site of Skirling Castle |
George Ramsay Par. [Parish] School Robert Noble Skirling Adam Proudfoot |
011 | [Situation] About 12 Chains W. by S. [West by south] from Skirling Church This is pointed out, by the authorities Quoted, as the Site of the ancient Castle of Skirling, which was, according to the Stat. [Statistical] Account, in the 16th Century the property of Sir James Cockburn; and who, by his connexion with Queen Mary's adherents, became obnoxious to the triumphant party. By Command of the Regent Murray his Castle of Skirling was demolished in 1568 and was never afterwards rebuilt. All that remains to mark its Site is a Small mound and the faint traces of what appears to have been a Moat surrounding the Castle, as shown on Trace The Site is in the Glebe a short distance North from the Manse. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Skirling -- Sheet 11 No 11 -- Trace 4
[Note] -- (Demolished 1568)
Transcriber's notes
See also pages 37 and 38
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.