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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRABE STONE | Crabe Stone Crabe Stone Crabe Stone |
Mr. Shaw, Belmont St. Mr. Cruickshank, Police Surveyor Kennedy's Annals of Aberdeen |
075 | [Continued] They met at Crabestone, on the south west side of the town, to decide their quarrel in the field, and fought with the utmost furry; but the Forbeses were defeated, and put to the route, the Master of Forbes being taken prisoner, In this conflict sixty were slain on both sides; and some of the Citizens seem to have been actively concerned in it, probably on the part of Adam Gordon. It would appear that the affair was afterwards represented to the Earl of Morton, when regent of the kingdom, in unfavourable terms for the Citizens. They were summoned in a penal action before the lords of the privy council, for this and other offences, on which Patrick Menzies, one of the baillies, was delagated by the Magistrates to repair to Edinburgh, with the utmost expedition, to explain the circumstances to the regent. In this mission he appears to have succeeded, for, not long after, the action was quashed, and Morton was pleased to grant to the Magistrates and community, a remission of all past Crimes and offences, in the usual form. This distinguished stone still remains in the front wall of a house, on the south side of the old road, leading to the town from the south, about 1200 yards from the Cross. It also marks the site of the field of battle gained by Montrose over the Covenanters, 13th September, 1644. Kennedy's Annals of Aberdeen vol 1 Page 120. |
| Site of BATTLES between the Forces of the Earl of Huntly and Lord Forbes A.D. 1571 and between Montrose and the Covenanters A.D. 1644 [Crabe Stone, Aberdeen] | Mr. Shaw, Belmont St. Mr. Cruickshank, Police Surveyor Kennedy's Annals of Aberdeen |
075 | [Continued] They met at Crabestone, on the south west side of the town, to decide their quarrel in the field, and fought with the utmost furry; but the Forbeses were defeated, and put to the route, the Master of Forbes being taken prisoner, In this conflict sixty were slain on both sides; and some of the Citizens seem to have been actively concerned in it, probably on the part of Adam Gordon. It would appear that the affair was afterwards represented to the Earl of Morton, when regent of the kingdom, in unfavourable terms for the Citizens. They were summoned in a penal action before the lords of the privy council, for this and other offences, on which Patrick Menzies, one of the baillies, was delagated by the Magistrates to repair to Edinburgh, with the utmost expedition, to explain the circumstances to the regent. In this mission he appears to have succeeded, for, not long after, the action was quashed, and Morton was pleased to grant to the Magistrates and community, a remission of all past Crimes and offences, in the usual form. This distinguished stone still remains in the front wall of a house, on the south side of the old road, leading to the town from the south, about 1200 yards from the Cross. It also marks the site of the field of battle gained by Montrose over the Covenanters, 13th September, 1644. Kennedy's Annals of Aberdeen vol 1 Page 120. |
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