On the promontory in shot,by the bend in the river,stood The Lunelly Tower, the remains of which litter the defended area in shot.It was a towerhouse of the Corries and Johnstones, in Dumfriesshire.The river,called The Water of Milk,after the alluvial deposits it flows over,giving a clouding effect.
see http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/66809/details/lunelly+tower/
see http://www.stravaiging.com/history/castle/lunelly-tower
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