posted 04-11-2002 06:00 PM            

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My grandfather's father's name was James Lassley Clendenin.Thank you so much for your time on this and the unusual poem. Don't believe I'll partake in any Haggis when I claim my castle though.

Mimi

posted 04-12-2002 03:25 PM            

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Hi Mimi,
Okay .... Dangholm in the old records was wrong. It is Langholm, which was once Staplegorton.
Find info. on the site; www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst354

There is a castle & mansion in the area.
These places are still in the Dumfries area.
This castle was a tower, of which there are only slight remains. Salter says in his book the celler of another tower is now under the Buccleaugh Arms Hotel.
I have no information on the mansion as yet.