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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGE OF KING'S FORD | Bridge of King's Ford Bridge of King's Ford Bridge of King's Ford |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Ronald. Cabrach. Mr Kellas, Tornichelt. Cabrach. Document in Connection. |
041 | This Bridge was erected in 1852, partly by money bequeathed by the Revd [Reverend] James Gordon, sometime Minister of Cabrach, for the purpose of building a bridge at the most convenient place, at or near King's Ford. Is a structure of one arch through which flows the River Ault Dovern. |
| DEAD WIFE'S HILLOCK | Dead Wife's Hillock Dead Wife's Hillock Dead Wife's Hillock |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Ronald, Cabrach. Alexander Gordon, Cabrach. Mr Kellas, Tornichelt, Cabrach |
041 | This is a detached piece of moss Bank, a short distance north of the Stapler Road, on the ridge of the hill. It is said that during the famine in the end of the 17th Century "the seven ill years," A woman was found dead there, who had perished of want, with a child alive sucking her breast, and that it had since retained this name. I understand it is called "Yard Hillock" on the Estate Plan. [Signed] Robert Dickson, Sapper, R.E. [Royal Engineers] |
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[Page] 11Cabrach Parish
[Signed] Robert Dickson, Sapper, R.E. [Royal Engineers]
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