Volume contents
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- 165 - Lochwinnoch , title page
- 166 - Lochwinnoch , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARR CASTLE (In Ruins) | Barr Castle (In Ruins) Barr Castle (In Ruins) Barr Castle (In Ruins) Barr Castle (In Ruins) |
New: Stat: Acct.: [New Statistical Account] Col: [Colonel] McDowall. Mr. Love. writer Co_ [County] Map __ |
015.01 | It is entire but without a roof. It is a high oblong tower, must have been a place of Considerable strength, and a respectable piece of Architecture for the time in which it was built, which seems to have been in the 15th. Ceny. [Century] It has both slits for arrows and ports for guns It Consists of four stories. The first or ground floor is arched to secure horses and other cattle in time of danger. The second contains the great hall, & the other stories different apartments for various purposes. It has a rampart or parapet at the top, & a turret at each corner. The large door is thick, & studded with strong spikes having broad heads. It was lighted with 16 windows, and is about 35 ft. [feet] long, and 26 broad, and the walls are about 4 feet thick" N. S. Acct. [New Statistical Account] "Attached to the building was formerly a court surrounded by a wall" Views of Renfreshr. [Renfrewshire] by P.A. Ramsay I have tried to ascertain the dimensions of the Court Yard referred to of which the traces are very faint. With Mr. Love's assistance I was enabled to mark it. There was an addition made to the Southern part of the Castle wh. [which] is also in ruins & is marked on trace. The above description is very applicable and accurate. |
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Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 16 - Parish of Lochwinnoch, OS1/26/16
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Lochwinnoch.
Ordnance Survey - Renfrew 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 Renfrew, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.