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More substantial remains of C15 gatehouse . ' Outer bailey ' extending to church was probably village enclosure . Rectangular earthwork between church and castle probably siege - work . ( 128 , 134 , 159 , 177 , 181 ) .
More substantial remains of C15 gatehouse . ' Outer bailey ' extending to church was probably village enclosure . Rectangular earthwork between church and castle probably siege - work . ( 128 , 134 , 159 , 177 , 181 ) .
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MORTON , Dumfriesshire 8900 C12 , 13 B ? O ? No remains of earlier castle but there is rare Scottish example of lightly fortified manor - house which is substantially complete apart from roof . A very striking ruin . ' ( 52 ) .
MORTON , Dumfriesshire 8900 C12 , 13 B ? O ? No remains of earlier castle but there is rare Scottish example of lightly fortified manor - house which is substantially complete apart from roof . A very striking ruin . ' ( 52 ) .
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Remains : substantially those of rebuilding c. 1390, including gatehouse-keep. ... STRANRAER, Wigtownshire 0660 C16 C P Substantial remains though much modified as gaol in C18, 19. Nearby is Craigcaffie Tower (1570), a well-preserved ...
Remains : substantially those of rebuilding c. 1390, including gatehouse-keep. ... STRANRAER, Wigtownshire 0660 C16 C P Substantial remains though much modified as gaol in C18, 19. Nearby is Craigcaffie Tower (1570), a well-preserved ...
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