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It follows, however: 'About a mile and a half east from Abernethy, a little below the mansion house of Carpow, stood the
ancient castle which belonged to the lords of Abernethy; part of its foundation may be still seen.' Now, it might be supposed
that here, as in other instances, the person who obtained the grant of royal domains would prefer the occupation of the ancient
residence to the erection of a new one. The distance would be no objection. For I have elsewhere proved, from the most
ancient authority, that during the Pictish era, Abernethy was far more extensive than it now is; as the king, in his donation to
St. Brigid, extends its limits to a stone near Carpow. I acknowledge, however, that the place called Castle-law seems to claim
the preference. For, from the most minute inquiry, I learn that there is a tradition, perfectly fimiliar to every one in the
vicinity, that this was the residence of the ancient Pictish kings. In confirmation of this article of traditionary belief, an
appeal is made, not only to the vast quantity of stones still remaining on this hill, but to the description of those that
have been carried off in successive ages. Unlike the materials of the cairns, which are so commonly met with in our
country, they have, in a great measure, been hewn stones. A house in the neighbourhood has, of late, been entirely built of
dressed stones carried off from the Law. &c
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