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Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 9 - Town of Greenock, OS1/26/9

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[Page] 115
Plan 2-6-No.16 Trace 3.
Middle Parish of GreenocK

The castle of Wester Greenock occupied the Site of an edifice
which Stands upon an eminence above the assembly rooms.
This edifice formed the residence of the Shaws, the feudal
superiors of the district, and thence received the name of "the
Mansion house" - a name it still retains, although it has
not been occupied by the proprietors since 1754, two years after the accession of Mr Shaw Stewart to the
estate. The older portion of the house appears to have been built in the 17th century. Over the back entrance
is the date 1674; a will close by bears the date 1629; And over one of the entrances to the garden is affixed the
date 1635" Fullartons Gazetteer - p. [page] 707 - vol. [volume] 1.

Signed - D.H.

Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 9 - Town of Greenock, OS1/26/9

This volume contains information on place names found in the town of Greenock.

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.

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