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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHCART CASTLE (In Ruins) | Cathcart castle (in Ruins) | Rev Dr [Reverend Doctor] Smith J Gordon Esq N Thomson Esq |
013.11 | The remains of the Castle Consists of four outer walls forming A 5 square massy structure, erected in a steep bank which rises on the north side of the Cart according to "McDonalds Rambles Round Glasgow" [The] barony & Castle of Cathcart were in the possession of one Alan [de] Cathcart in the days of Wallace [and] Bruce, About the middle of the [16th] Century it was sold by the then [possessor] to the Lord of Sempil. whose family it was transferred [to] the Blairs of Boghen- and [in] 1801 it was purchased by the [late] Earl of Cathcart, whose son [the] present Earl is now its [proprietor] It must at one period have possessed great [ ] as the walls in some places are about 10 feet in thickness_ |
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County of Renfrew Parish of Cathcart
North west of Eaglesham, and upon
the bank of Cart, lies the barony of Cathcart, where,
upon an eminence, stands the castle of Cathcart, the
principal messwage of a fair lordship of the same
denomination; whose ancestors (without doubt)
have taken surname & Designation from their hereditary
lands, when fixed Surname came to be used; for in
the reign of King William, and about the year 1179,
Rainaldus de Cathcart is witness to the Donation
of the Church of Cathcart, by Allan the son of Walter,
Dapifer Regis Scotiz, to the Monks of Pasley.
Crawfurds History. page 28
Transcriber's notes
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Further details re Cathcart castle have been entered as extra info.
Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 2 - Parish of Cathcart, OS1/26/2
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Cathcart.
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.