OS1/1/35/151
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of FORT [Newseat] | (Site of) Fort (Site of) Fort (Site of) Fort |
Mr James Fyvie Newseat Mr Alexander Gray Blairfowl Mr Robert Jeffray Heatherybanks |
029 | It is Said to have been upwards of a Chain in diameter and of a Circular form, The present farmer Mr Fyvie having recently brought the ground under Cultivation by trenching the whole over So that no vestige or outline of the moat, bank, or ditch can be seen, as the field seems now to be all of one feature, and it seems no record or tradition is connected with it. Situated upon a high range and, a little N. [North] of Newseat farm. |
| FORD OF MINNONIE | Ford of Minnonie Ford of Minnonie Ford of Minnonie |
Mr George Fowler Invercamie Mr John Smith W. [West] Mains of Ardlogie Mr George Mitchell St. John's Well |
029 | a well known old name of a ford across, the River Ythan at the foot of a rough passage of an old road called the Peth of Minnonie Situated about ½ a mile S. [South] of where the Burn of Invercamie enters the River Ythan and at the farms of Invercamie and St. John's Well, upon the property of the Earl of Aberdeen |
| PETH OF MINNONIE | Peth of Minnonie Peth of Minnonie Peth of Minnonie |
Mr George Fowler Invercamie Mr George Mitchell St John's Well Mr John Smith W [West] Mains of Ardlogie |
029 | a well known old name of a difficult passage or Path over the upper extremes of a wild slopping range Called the Braes of Minnonie and a little South of The ford of Minnonie. The said Peth has been lately Cut through a hard rock and with a Considerable expense the proprietor has made a good road of it. on the farm of St John's Well and the property of the Earl of Aberdeen |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 151Parish of Fyvie
[Note beside 'Peth of Minnonie']
Peth, a steep and narrow way. (Jamieson)
[The spelling correction for Peth has been initialled] CMB
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CorrieBuidhe- Moderator, EAS
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