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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAY'S MILL (Corn) | Kay's Mill Kay's Mill Kay's Mill Mill of Caiesmill |
Rent Receipt 1863 George Milne Esqr Mr Alexander Watt Valuation Roll 1859 - 60 |
065 | A Corn Mill near the east margin of Black Burn, the dwelling house is two storeys, Offices and Mill one, all slated and in good repair, the property of D. Henderson Esqr. Dyce. |
| GOUK STONE | Gouk Stone Gouk Stone Gouk Stone Gouk Stone Gouch Stone |
George Milne Esqr Mr Alexander Watt Revd [Reverend] Robert Fiddes New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account |
065 | A standing Stone 8 feet high, and 2 feet square at the base, of which little is known. "The Gouch or Gouk Stone is a large shapeless block of granite, on the north east of Caskieben, erected (as is said in the last Statistical Account) to commemorate the death of a general of that name who was slain near it. The tradition in respect to this stone is now forgotten, and it was even with some difficulty that its site could be ascertained. The Quaich Stone, built into a low wall near the same place, has no particular marks by which it might be distinguished, and the origin of its name is entirely unknown. New Statistical Account It would seem, by the foregoing extract, that the writer wishes one to understand that there were two stones, there is no tradition of any more than one, the "Gouk Stone", the "Quaich Stone is a myth. "There is another long stone, about 9 feet high, which is called the Gouch Stone, in memory, as the country people report, of one Gouch, a general, who was slain here." Old Statistical Account The Gouk Stone of the New Statistical Account and the Gouk Stone of the Old Statistical Account do not appear to be the same, as one describes as a large shapeless mass and the other a long stone about 9 feet high; and as the original site could hardly be pointed out formerly and could not be ascertained at present and as the stone is now found in a wall the name can only appear in stump so doubtful is the whole matter. J.G.P. Capt R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers] |
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