Volume contents
- 1 - Culross , index
- 5 - Culross , page 5 (start)
- 10 - Culross , page 10
- 20 - Culross , page 20
- 30 - Culross , page 30
- 40 - Culross , page 40
- 50 - Culross , page 50
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- 100 - Culross , page 100
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- 119 - Culross , page 119 (end)
- 120 - Culross , title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNNEMARLE CASTLE (Remains of) | Dunnemarle Castle (Remains of) Dunnemarle Castle (Remains of) Dunnemarle Castle (Remains of) Dunemarle Castle Dunimarle Castle Dunamarle Castle] Dunimarle |
Mrs. Sharp Erkine owner Title Deeds etc Old Statistical Account New Statistical Account County Map of Clackmannan 1867 Fullerton's Gazeteer Valn. [Valuation] Roll 1857-8 |
142 | [Situation] In the South Side of the parish The only Remains now Existing of this ancient Castle is a Small portion of an Old Wall at the S.W. [South West] side of the Bowling Green, which is pointed out to Visitors and others, as part of the Original Castle which was a Stronghold of the Macduffs Thanes of Fife; and According to the New Stat. Acct. [Statitical Account], "Was considered to mark the utmost Boundary of their dominion. According to Tradition, it was in the ancient Castle, only Small Vestiges of which now Remain, that the Murder of Lady Macduff and her Children, by Order of Macbeth, took place." The present Building and the Bowling Green are Supposed to occupy th Site of the Original Castle |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 99
Parish of Culross -- Sheet 142 No. 8 Trace 1
Close on the banks of the Forth is a modern hosue Called Castle Hill anciently Dunemarle
that is the Castle by or near the Sea. The ancient Castle of this name is said to have been a strong-
hold of the Macduffs Thanes of Fife and was considered to mark the utmost boundary if their domi-
nion. Acrrording to tradition it was in the ancient Castle only a small part of which now remains that
the murder of Lady Macduff and her children took place which event forms So prominent an
incident in Shakespeare's tragedy
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Perthshire p. [page] 601
Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 20 - Parish of Culross, OS1/25/20
This volume contains information found in the parish of Culross.
Ordnance Survey - Perth 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 Perth, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.