Volume contents
- 1 - Kirkcolm , Index
- 3 - Kirkcolm , Page 3 (start)
- 10 - Kirkcolm , Page 10
- 20 - Kirkcolm , Page 20
- 30 - Kirkcolm , Page 30
- 35A - Kirkcolm , loose page
- 40 - Kirkcolm , Page 40
- 50 - Kirkcolm , Page 50
- 60 - Kirkcolm , Page 60
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- 80 - Kirkcolm , Page 80
- 90 - Kirkcolm , Page 90
- 100 - Kirkcolm , Page 100
- 110 - Kirkcolm , Page 110
- 120 - Kirkcolm , Page 120
- 129 - Kirkcolm , Page 129 (end)
- 130 - Kirkcolm , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORSEWALL CASTLE | Corsewall Castle Corswall Castle Corswall Castle Corswall Castle Corsewell, or Crosswell Castle Corswall Castle Corsewall Castle Corsill Castle Corsewall Corsewall Corswall Corsewall |
George McHaffie Esqr. J McCamon Alexander McGill James Alison Chamber's Caledonia Statistical acct. [account] of Scotland Rl. Engrs. [Royal Engineers] Map 1819 Ainslie's Map 1782 Thomas Millar Archibald McDowal Appx [Appendix] Hist [History] Galloway Vol [Volume] 2 p [page] 175 Ibid [History of Galloway] p. [page] 83.- |
004 | [Situation] About one mile S.E. [South East] from Corsewall Lighthouse This is the ruins of an old castle it is now in a very ruinous State the Stones having been removed from time to time for building fences etc, the lower apartment which is arched is Still Standing. It was evidently a place of stren[gth] it is built on low ground & from this circumstance it appears the ground around it could easily b[e] inundated as a defence against attacks.- |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 40
Parish of Kirkcolm
Form 136
Page 109 - Corswall Castle
[Corsewall Castle]
"It is a tower with walls of great [thickness]
built of irregular Stones with mortar now as h[ard]
as Stones and with Small Slits for windows. It is now no[t] [more]
than 20 feet high. As the higher parts of the wall fell down [the stones]
were taken by the people in the neighbourhood to build their dykes.
About 50 years ago a cannon Seven feet in length with a bore o[f] [three]
Inches diameter was discovered in the ruins and a few years ago a silver pla[te]
with an inscription a gold ring and some coins were found"
Statil acct [Statistical account] of Scotland
"The Castle of Corsewall was completely ruinous when Sympson wrote in 1684.
In digging among the ruins of this Castle in 1791 a Cannon was found Seven feet long and a[bout]
3 Inches in the bore"
Chambers Caledonia Vol. [Volume] 3 Page 357
Transcriber's notes
Ibid is a latin word short for Ibidem, meaning 'in the same place'.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 2 - Parish of Kirkcolm, OS1/35/2
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parish of Kirkcolm.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown 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 Wigtown, which is in the south west of Scotland.