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Murraythwaite House, Datestone

Date Stone (17th Century) (1660)

Site Name Murraythwaite House, Datestone

Classification Date Stone (17th Century) (1660)

Alternative Name(s) Murraythwaite

Canmore ID 83570

Site Number NY17SW 23.01

NGR NY 1276 7265

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Cummertrees
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Annandale And Eskdale
  • Former County Dumfries-shire

Archaeology Notes

NY17SW 23.01 1276 7265

('Carved Lintel'). Built into Murraythwaite House above the south garden door is a stone on which are carved the initials W.M. and I.G. for William Murray and Jean Grierson, and the date 1660. Above, on a pediment-shaped stone, are two shields bearing arms:- dexter, three stars (Murray); sinister, three quadrangular locks (Grierson).

Visited by RCAHMS, 2 October 1912

RCAHMS 1920.

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Note (1997)

NY 1276 7265 NY17SW 23.1

Listed as carved lintel (1660).

RCAHMS 1997.

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