. The chiefs of Colquhoun and their country;. red the event. Lady Helen Sutherland, his grandmother, was alivewhen the removal from the old to the new house took place, but herhusband had died previously. She was much affected on removing fromthat old castle, ai-ound which clustered many happy memories and associa-tions, and she quaintly remarked that it was a lucky hole. AlexanderGraham of Duchray, MTiting concerning it in 1724, says, the house ofEosedoe, the residence of the Laird of Luss, is adorned with beautifulgardens and orchards, and regular planting, and near by it is a large oakwood.
. The chiefs of Colquhoun and their country;. red the event. Lady Helen Sutherland, his grandmother, was alivewhen the removal from the old to the new house took place, but herhusband had died previously. She was much affected on removing fromthat old castle, ai-ound which clustered many happy memories and associa-tions, and she quaintly remarked that it was a lucky hole. AlexanderGraham of Duchray, MTiting concerning it in 1724, says, the house ofEosedoe, the residence of the Laird of Luss, is adorned with beautifulgardens and orchards, and regular planting, and near by it is a large oakwood. ^ AH that now remains of the old castle is a portion of the walls,which are of great thickness and strength, for the greater part of it wasunfortunately pulled down when the present residence was building, in orderto supply materials for its erection, a use which will hardly receive theapprobation of the antiquarian, to whom the new mansion cannot supply1 Pp. 36, .S7, sM;»-a, and vol. i. pp. Ill, 239. - Macfarlanes MSS., Advocates OLD CASTLE OF ROSSDHU. ^* *.?--^.
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