Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE HILL | Castle Hill | Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Henderson Cullen Mr Bryson Factor Statistical Account |
003.05 | A prominent hill rising about 200 feet above Sea level there is no doubt that a vitrified fort stood on the Sumit of this hill. altho [although] the present generation do not remember seeing it. it was no doubt destroyed many years since, but large portions of the vitrified matter have been got and can still be found here, placing it beyond a doubt that a fort of this kind existed the remains of the fosse is still visible and in a pretty good state of preservation but there are no traces of triple walls or ditches as stated with statistical account. "On the eastern bank of the water of Cullen and overhanging the Sea-town, an eminence, called the Castle hill, rises in a conical form, to the height of upwards of 200 feet above the level of the sea. In remote ages it appears to have been crowned with a vitrified castle or fort, which had been guarded by a triple wall and ditch. These have long [continued on page 19] |
| OLD MARKET CROSS and 2GUN BATTERY on site of CASTLE | 003.05 | The Summit of Castle Hill is surmounted by a Small ornamental 2 Gun Battery, in the centre of which Stands the Old MarKet Cross of Cullen. | ||
| FOSSE | 003.05 | the remains of the fosse is still visible and in a pretty good state of preservation |
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Parish of Cullen -- Co. [County] of Banff
Transcriber's notes
OLD MARKET CROSS and 2GUN BATTERY on site of CASTLE - see page 31 - crossed out entries
Ordnance Survey - Banff county, OS Name Books - Banff county - Volume 10 - Parish of Cullen, OS1/4/10
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Cullen.
Ordnance Survey - Banff 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 Banff, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.