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had a clock and bell, of great service to the east end of
the town ; but these were taken down and sold by Con-
vener Watt when St. Andrew's Church was built; the
bell was taken afterwards to Broughty Ferry, and still
remains there. At the west end of Deacon Davidson's
yard stands the Lion's Round, one of the ancient forts
when Dundee was inclosed by walls and ditches. The
ditch ran west from the Lion's Round all the way
through the Meadows and Ward, till beyond the west
side of the Wind-mill, where it turned south, and joined
a wall that came down to the head of the Long-wynd,
where the Overgate-port stood. The whole south side
of the Murraygate was composed of old lands, mostly
wood, except Bailie Fairweather's and Bailie Jobson's,
on the north side, Bailie Crichton's, Auchinleck lodging,
and one or two others. At the west end of the broad
of the Murraygate, in 1756, stood the Machlin Tower,
which it was said belonged to Dudhope, and was some
way connected with the Castle, of which the Scrymgeours
of Dudhope were keepers. Directly opposite to the
tower stood St. Paul's Church and Church-yard. These
seemed to be originally the only two buildings of conse-
quence in this part of the town. At the back of the
tower, betwixt it and the Meadows, was Lady Bawhal-
lie's lodging, which was purchased about thirty years
ago by Mr Hackney, merchant, who built a fine new
house on it, which, at his death, became Captain Andw.
Waid's, and, some years ago, was purchased from his
heirs by Mr Andrew Willison, surgeon. The Meadow-
entry east of this property was made out above thirty
years ago by David Rait, wright, who built the large
front house, and the west side of the entry, and Thomas
Wood, mason, who built all the east side of the entry,
and part of the west, next the Meadows. There is still
standing on the south side of the narrow of the Murray-
gate (in 1815) two specimens of the old buildings, viz;
JDavid Davidson, cooper, his old house, and John Ros^