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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLENQUITHLE | Glenquithel Glenquithle Glenquithle Glenquithle |
Mr McKenzie Tenant Mr J Collier West Glenquithel Mr G Cruickshank Mains of Auchmedden Estate Plan 1838 |
001 | Applies to a farm steading together with two Crofts Offices attached, situated about ¼ mile W. [West] of Auchmedden Den. The property of J. Baird Esq. |
| SCHOOL [Den of Auchmedden] | School School |
Mr McKenzie Glenquithel Mr J Collier West Glenquithel |
001 | Applies to a side Parochial School situated about 15 Chains W. [West] of Auchmedden Den. |
| DEN OF AUCHMEDDEN | Den of Auchmedden Den of Auchmedden Den of Auchmedden |
Mr McKenzie Glenquithel Mr J Collier West Glenquithel Mr G Cruickshank Mains of Auchmedden |
001 | A very deep Rocky Den extending 15 Chains North of Cummerton for about 1 mile, until it reaches Pennan Village |
| CASTLE (Site of) [Mains of Auchmedden] | Castle (Site of) Castle (Site of) Castle (Site of) |
Mr G Cruickshank Mains of Auchmedden Mr McKenzie, Glenquithel Pratt's History of Buchan |
001 | Applies to a site or tracing of an old Castle Occupied at a remote period by the Baird's of Auchmedden it stood Close to the edge of a ravine & 10 Chains N. [North] of Mains of Auchmedden; It is situated in a field Called The Green. "On the opposite side of this glen stood the ancient Castle or Place of the Baird's of Auchmedden, not a vestige of which, beyond a few Scattered Stones of the foundations, is now to be seen." Pratt's "Buchan" |
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[Page] 17Parish of Aberdour Aberdeenshire
Plan I-II
Castle (Site of)
There is about 120 feet of the foundation laid back on the side next the stream - in that side 2½ feet high but in the S.W. [South West] sides of the wall the field is nearly level onto the top - There is no other trail. It is supposed to belong to the 16th Century.
George Cruickshank says that William Club who died some years back at the age of 84 remembers the ruins of the Castle
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