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- ↑ Dictionary of Scottish Architects: william Leslie
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Castle Newe (16767)". Canmore . Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- "Castle Newe". Clan Forbes. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
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