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Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 9 - Parish of Kilmaronock, OS1/9/9

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Parish of Kilmaronock

"Within the parish of Kilmaronock was situated the
ancient castle of Batturret or Baturrich whose ruins
are seen on the side of the lake". (Origines Parochiales.)
"Between Mount Misery and Loch Lomond, on a rising
ground about half a mile from the lake stands
Batturich Castle built about seven years ago on
part of the ruin of an ancient castle of the same
name, which seems to have been once a magnificent
edifice". (Fuln [Fullarton's] Gazetteer.)
"The castles of Kilmaronock and Batturet now in ruins,
appear to have been formerly very magnificent edifices."
(Old Stat Act [Statistical Account])

"The modern buildings of any extent in the parish are - 1 Baturrich Castle. It [is]
built on part of the ruin of the ancient Castle of Baturrich, 2. ___" (New Stat Act [Statistical Account])

Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 9 - Parish of Kilmaronock, OS1/9/9

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kilmaronock.

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.

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