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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE HILL | Castle Hill (Site of Castle) Castle Hill (Site of Castle) Castle Hill (Site of Castle) Castle Hill (Site of Castle) |
James McArthur R. Glen Mr. Irvine Dumbarton Full. [Fullarton's] Gazetteer |
022 | A small wooded eminence immediately west of a farm house of the same name. It is traditionally handed down that a residence, of King Robert Bruce, had been here. No vestige of it now remains. "On an eminence in the southwestern extremity of the parish still known as Castelhill, the King built a castle suitable to his dignity, and in the latter part of his life took seclusion as frequently as the state of public affairs permitted. In the household accounts of the Grand Chamberlain, we see Bruce enjoying himself at Cardross in company with his nephew, Randolph. At one time he is busy building Vessels, then he is making experiments in sailing them, at another time he is improving his hunting establishment, and again he is found improving the Castle or adorning the pleasure grounds, It was to Cardross Bruce retired, when a desease, contracted amid the hardships of the battlefield, seemed likely to prove fatal, and in a chamber of the castle there did the Restorer of Scottish Independence breathe his last. Every vestige of the building itself has been long since destroyed." Irvine's History of Dumbartonshire |
| Site of CASTLE [Castle Hill] | 022 | [See entry for Castle Hill.] |
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Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 6 - Parish of Cardross, OS1/9/6
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Cardross.
Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton 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 Dunbarton, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.