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National Museums Scotland Library
Special Collections
Robert Riddell manuscripts
A
Collection of Scottish Antiquities Selected by R.R. Vol 9 1789
‘A collection of Scottish antiquities...1789.’ Engravings, with remarks: early
fortifications (p.1); castles and seats (p.10 a); sculptured stones (p.25 A);
religious houses (P.46); picturesque scenes (p.61). Lists of illustrations of these several
subjects in previous Volumes are given on pp.8, 44, 57, 83.
Sketches of castles by Grose,1789, with notes
(p.90).
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Basil Skinner’s notes, 1959
Text
verbatim with
the exception of
material in square brackets.
A
list of all the Ancient Castles, and Seats of the Nobility, and Barons, in
Scotland that are to be found in the eight preceding Volms
of My Manuscript Collections. [pp.8-10.]
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No
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Names
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Volm
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Page
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1.
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Lochmaben Castle.
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1.
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22.
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2.
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Stirling
Castle.
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1.
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25.
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3.
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Alloa House.
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1.
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26.
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4.
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Dunstafnage Castle.
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1.
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163.
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5.
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Castle
Campbell.
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1.
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175.
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6.
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Kulcairn Castle.
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1.
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177.
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7.
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Oxfurd Castle.
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1.
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177.
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8.
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Inverary Castle.
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1.
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178.
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9.
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Edinburgh
Castle.
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2.
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Frontispiece
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10.
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Strathaven
Castle.
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2.
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17.
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11.
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Down
Castle.
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2.
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19.
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12.
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Invercauld
House.
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2.
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19.
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13.
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Roxburgh
Castle.
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2.
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182.
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14.
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Dunnoter Castle.
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2.
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245.
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15.
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Melville
Castle.
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3.
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1.
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16.
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Down
Castle.
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3.
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1.
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17.
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Dunnolly Castle.
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3.
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1.
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18.
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Edinburgh
Castle.
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3.
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175.
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19.
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Crookstone Castle.
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3.
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179.
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20.
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Lochleven Castle.
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3.
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180.
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21.
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Craigmillar
Castle.
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3.
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181.
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22.
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Slains Castle.
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3.
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181.
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23.
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Linlithgow
Palace.
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3.
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183.
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24.
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Neidpath Castle.
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3.
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185.
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No
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Names
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Volm
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Page
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25.
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Sorn
Castle.
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3.
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186.
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26.
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Glen
Stalker Castle.
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3.
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191.
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27.
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Duddingston house.
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3.
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276.
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28.
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Bothwell
Castle.
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5.
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23.
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29.
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Geggie House.
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5.
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90.
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30.
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?
Castle.
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5.
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92.
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31.
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Dunstafnage Castle
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5.
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96.
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32.
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Bothwell
Castle.
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5.
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98.
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33.
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Castle
Duart.
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5.
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99.
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34.
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Mollach Fortress.
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5.
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102.
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35.
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Borthwick
Castle.
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5.
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163.
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36.
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Dalswinton Castle.
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5.
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165.
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37.
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Amisfield House.
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5.
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179.
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38.
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Torthorwald Castle.
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5.
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191.
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39.
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Carleverock Castle.
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5.
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193.
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40.
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Loch
Urr Castle.
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5.
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275.
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41.
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Balmbreich House.
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6.
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1.
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42.
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Elcho
Castle.
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6.
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1.
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43.
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Cullean Castle.
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6.
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3.
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44.
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Craigmillar
Castle.
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6.
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10.
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45.
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Bothwell
Castle.
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6.
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10.
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46.
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Strathaven
Castle.
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6.
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12.
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47.
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Crookston
Castle.
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6.
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14.
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48.
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Tantallon Castle.
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6.
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15.
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49.
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Roslin
Castle.
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6.
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19.
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50.
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Buchannan
House.
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6.
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35.
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51.
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Balgonie
Castle.
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6.
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51.
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52.
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Dunskey Castle.
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6.
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64.
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53.
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Gowery House in Pearth.
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6.
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128.
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54.
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Calderwood
Castle.
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6.
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171.
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55.
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Wemyss
Castle.
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6.
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193.
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56.
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Dumbarton
Castle.
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6.
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256.
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57.
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Errol
House.
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6.
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257.
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58.
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Ruthven
Castle.
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6.
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59.
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Terregles House.
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7.
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Frontispiece
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60.
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Dalswinton Castle.
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7.
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95.
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61.
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Loch
Urr Castle.
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7.
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251.
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62.
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Stobhall House.
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8.
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Frontispiece
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63.
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Morton
Castle
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7.
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64.
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Cloesburn Castle
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7.
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65.
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Sanquhar Castle
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7.
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66.
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Thrieve Castle
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8.
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67.
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Bootle
or Buittle Castle
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8.
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68.
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Cumlungan Castle
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8.
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69.
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Lagg Castle
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7.
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70.
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Hamilton
Palace
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8.
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71.
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Dalquharran Howse
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8.
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72.
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Culzean Castle
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8.
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No
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Names
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Volm
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Page
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73.
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Biggar
Castle
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8.
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74.
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Hopeton
House
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9.
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75.
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Glamis
Castle
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9.
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76.
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Kilcairn Castle
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9.
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77.
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Dinsinnan Hill
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12.
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78.
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Kinmore Castle 2 views
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12.
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79.
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Cullen
Howse
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12.
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80.
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Inverness
Castle
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12.
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81.
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Raid
Castle
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12.
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82.
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Gortly Castle
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12.
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83.
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Fivy Castle
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12.
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84.
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Plunton Castle
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12.
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85.
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Corra Howse
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12.
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86.
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Castle
Gower
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12.
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To
a Print, or Drawing, of each Castle, or Seat in the above List, is subjoined
some account of every one, in the manner of Mr
Grose’s Antiquities, and Mr Cardonell’s
Picturesque Scenery.
[p.44]
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No
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Names
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Volm
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Page
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1.
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Mugdrum Cross.
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1.
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171.
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2.
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Gigantic
Stones, at Lundy
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1.
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172.
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3.
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Sepulchral
Monument at Inchcolm.
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1.
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172.
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4.
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Monument
at Deadrigs.
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1.
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173.
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5.
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Obelisk
near Forres in Moray.
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1.
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181.
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6.
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Monument
in the Church Yeard at Aberlemny
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2.
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14.
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7.
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Sepulchral
Monument at Torthorwald.
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2.
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76.
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8.
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Dragon
Stone in Church Yeard of Corrie.
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2.
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84.
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9.
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Macduffs Cross.
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2.
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256.
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10.
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Woodhouse
Cross.
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6.
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28.
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11.
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Ruthwell Monument in
Annandale.
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6.
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136.
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12.
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Sepulchral
Monument of Alan L’d of Galloway.
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6.
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142.
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13.
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Obelisk
at Boatfoord in Nithsdale.
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6.
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144.
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14.
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Sepulchral
Mounument at Ecclefechan
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6.
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160.
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15.
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Sepulchral
Monuments at Icolmbkill.
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6.
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234.
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16.
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Obelisk
at Aberlemney.
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6.
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236.
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17.
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Camus
Cross near Panbride.
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6.
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238.
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18.
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Obelisk
at Inverkiething.
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6.
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240.
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19.
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Obelisk
at Aberlemney.
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6.
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241.
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20.
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Maiden
Stone at Benachie.
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6.
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242.
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21.
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Obelisk
in the Church Yeard at Glames.
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6.
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244.
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22.
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Obelisk
in the Park of Glames.
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6.
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245.
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23.
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St.
Orland’s Stone near Glames
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6.
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246.
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24.
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Queen
Vanora’s Grave Stones at
Miggle.
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6.
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248.
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25.
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Obelisk
in Miggle Church yeard.
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6.
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249.
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26.
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Cross
in Miggle Church yeard.
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6.
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250.
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27.
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Small
Obelisk in Miggle Church yeard.
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6.
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251.
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I
have here subjoined a list of the religious Houses in Scotland to be met with
in the preceding eight volms of my
manuscript collections. [pp. 57-58]
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No
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Names
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Volms
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Page
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1.
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Lincluden
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1.
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frontispiece
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2.
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Do
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1.
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56.
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3.
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Dundrennan Abby
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1.
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137.
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4.
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Dumfermling
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1.
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168.
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5.
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Kelso
Abbey.
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1.
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175.
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6.
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Dunkeld
cathedral
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1.
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176.
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7.
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Lincluden
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2.
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70.
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8.
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Ground
plan of Do
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2.
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77.
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9.
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Abbey
Church of Holywood
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2.
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165.
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10.
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Lindisfarne
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2.
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268.
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11.
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Abbey
Gate of Holyroodhouse
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3.
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frontispiece
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12.
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Chapel
of Do
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3.
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182.
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13.
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Lindore’s Abbey
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5.
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100.
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14.
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Priory
Church at Haddington.
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5.
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136
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15.
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Friars
Carse, Friary.
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5.
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164.
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16.
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Ground
plan of Lincluden.
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5.
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236.
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17.
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Friars
Carse Friary.
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6.
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frontispiece
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18.
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Dulce
Cor or New abbey.
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6.
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7.
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19.
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Lincluden
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6.
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8.
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20.
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Arbroath
Abbey.
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6.
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9.
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21.
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Dryburgh
Abbey.
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6.
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11.
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22.
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Kelso
Abbey.
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6.
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12.
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23.
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Pluscardin Abbey.
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6.
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13
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24.
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Culross Abbey
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6.
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16.
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25.
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Balmerinoch Abbey.
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6.
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17.
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26.
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Beaulieu
Abbey.
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6.
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18.
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27.
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Iona
or Icolmkill cathedral
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6
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19.
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28.
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Melross Abbey.
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6.
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20
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29.
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Terregles Church
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6.
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143.
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30.
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Cathedral
Church of Breechin
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6.
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162.
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31.
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Cambuskenneth Abbey.
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6.
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192
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32.
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Dundrennan Abbey
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7.
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5.
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33.
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Friars
Carse Friary.
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7.
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59
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34.
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Do
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7.
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204.
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35.
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Holy
wood Abbey.
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7.
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210.
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36.
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Lincluden
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7.
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212.
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I
have here added a list of the picturesque views in Scotland to be met with in
the preceding eight volm of my
manuscript collections. [p.83]
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No.
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Designations
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Volm
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Page
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1.
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Ben
Lomond.
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1.
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179.
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2.
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Pease
Bridge.
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1.
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179.
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3.
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Water
Fall near Barjarg..
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2.
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20.
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4.
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Bridge
at Craiggy Hall.
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2.
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68.
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5.
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Barskimming Bridge.
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2.
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180.
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6.
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Water
Fall at Allanton Miln.
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2.
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252.
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7.
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Duddingstone House.
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3.
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276.
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8.
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Water
fall at Keswick.
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5.
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39.
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9.
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Forest
at Geggie.
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5.
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90.
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10.
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Dumfries
Bridge.
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5.
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183.
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11.
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Pearth Bridge.
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6.
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128.
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12.
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View
in Athol.
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6.
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170.
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13.
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Errol
House.
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6.
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257.
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14.
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Elliock Bridge.
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7.
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83.
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15.
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Water
Fall at Cleugh House.
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7.
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237.
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This
Vol: was finished at Friars Carse upon July 9th
1789 and contains 23: Drawings besides 27 Prints all of Scotland. R:R. [endpaper]
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