This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Alexander Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HBC.2ACI/291.311 Message Board Post: I visited Campbell County about two years ago and set out looking for Rock Castle. At the time, I was NOT aware that the structure had been destroyed by fire. And seeing both the photograph and tale in the Campbell County Chronicles, I was expecting that the structure would be a celebrated place amongst local historians. To the contrary, Rock Castle had been forgotten! Though I did NOT find Rock Castle, I DID find the Alexander graves in the back yard of a local farm. Unfortunately, the owner of the property was NOT there, so my visit was QUITE abbreviated. I DID succeed in finding a reference to Rock Castle in a news clipping at the Campbell County Library in Rustburg. I Posted the test of that article at "Brookneal Union Star (VA): "Rock Castle Was Built When Indians Were Here" (Friday, January 17, 1947)" (12 Aug 2002 4:16 PM GMT): http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.campbell&m=755 After finding the article, I went back out and looked again. I THINK that the ruins of Rock Castle is probably on the farm immediately oppose the location of the graves. I wandered onto the property and took a look. There was an overgrown area that looked as though it might have been the site. But absent the permission of the owner to go on the property to look and visiting by myself near nightfall, I had to abandon my investigation. I did NOT own my hand held GPS device at the time of my visit so I do NOT have a precise Longitude and Latitude reading. But I believe that the ruins are probably on the South side of what is now called Pigeon East of the Brookneal Highway (U.S. 501) near Gladys. I would encouage you to first do a map reconnaisance and try to identify the owners of the farms to obtain permission. If you get a look at the ruins, I would much apprecaite seeing some photographs of the same!!