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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRUGGLETON CASTLE (Site of) | Cruggleton Castle (Site of) Cruggleton Castle (Site of) Cruggleton Castle (Site of) Cruggleton Castle (Site of) |
Andrew Broadfoot Cruggleton via Garliestown Peter Muir Palmallet Alexander Montgomery Burnhouse Statistical Account of Wigtownshire page 29 |
030 | The Castle of Cruggleton which gave name to the parish in which it Stood, was built on the verge of a precipitous part of the Sea Coast. Nothing now remains of it, Save part of one arch, and the foundations of Some of the Walls. It is Situated on a Small promontary or headland, Between Rigg Bay And Port Allan and is about 200 feet perpendicular above the level of the Sea. 'Chalmers Caledonia Vol. III [Volume 3] P. [Page] 372 informs us that Cruggleton Castle existed in the 13th Century, and was the property & residence of John Comyn Earl of Buchan. The Same Author informs us that in 1292 John Comyn, Earl of Buchan obtained from Edward I, a licence to dig in the ruins of the Calfe of Man, for lead to cover eight towers of his Castle of Cruggleton, in Galloway - that John Comyn was afterwards totally defeated by Robert Bruce, who Seized his Estates and Castles, And that the Castle of Cruggleton was involved in the ruin of his family - Statistical Acct. [Account] of Wigtownshire, says It existed as a ruins before the year 1684 -It is the Property of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw. - |
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Wigtownshire
List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C. Asst. [Civilian Assistant] 1st. Examiner
Plan 30D Trace 5
Parish Sorbie
Object Cruggleton Castle (Site of) - ruins of Castle
[Signed] Thomas Smith
20th. June 1848
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 80 - Parishes of Sorbie and Whithorn, OS1/35/80
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Sorbie, and Whithorn.
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.