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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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GRANGEMEADOW | Grangemeadow Grangemeadow Grangemeadow |
Mr William Simms Burnbank Mr John McDonald Woodside Mr A. Allan Woodside |
012.16 | Indicates the name of a small farm comprising a dwelling house, out houses and gardens and at present without a Tenant, situated about ½ a mile W. [West] of Birkenbad Wood also a little westward of Woodside farm; Proprietor The Earl of Seafield |
WOODSIDE | Woodside Woodside Woodside |
Mr William Simms Burnbank Mr John McDonald Woodside Mr A. Allan Woodside |
012.16 | a farm comprising a dwelling house out houses and garden, and situated at the S.W. [South West] Edge of Cockmuir plantation also about 11 Ch [Chains] N.W. [North West] of the West end of Fogwet Moss and Birkenbad Wood and is well known by the name - |
BURNBANK | Burnbank Burnbank Burnbank |
Mr William Simms Burnbank Mr John McDonald Woodside Mr A. Allan Woodside |
012.16 | a well known name of a small farm comprising a dwelling house and out houses and situated about 14 chains n.w. [north west] of Woodside Farm - |
RUSHCROOK | Rashcrook Rashcrook Rashcrook |
Mr William Simms Burnbank Mr John McDonald Woodside Mr A. Allan Woodside |
012.16 | a small farm comprising a dwelling house out houses and Garden; situated at the W. [West] edge of Cockmuir Wood and abt [about] 14 Ch [Chains] northward of Burnbank Farm - |
BIBLE STONE | Bible Stone (supposed site of) |
Mr William Simms Burnbank Mr John McDonald Woodside Mr A. Allan Woodside Mr Alexander Millton Shoemaker Rushcrook |
012.16 | Stone thus [see drawing] about 3½ feet in length and abt [about] 2 feet wide and about a foot in thickness, and on the face is a square or right angular cutting abt [about] 7" by 5" and abt. [about] 3' deep upon the face of the stone and was standing where pointed out by Mr A. Millton Crofter till some few years ago when it was removed and is now to be seen lying upon a Bank abt [about] 2 Ch [Chains] north. The stone was looked upon as an antiquity and it seems doubt[ful] how long it stood in the previous position - nor is there much known concerning it - |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 26Parish of Birnie -- County of Elgin
[signed] C.McBean
C/A [Civilian Asistant]
Transcriber's notes
The depth of the cutting is given as 3 feet, but is more likely 3 inches.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Nellie- Moderator, hastingleigh
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