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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPEL BANK | Chapelbank Chapelbank Chapelbank |
Mr A. Roberts Fetterletter Dean Wilson Woodhead Mr David Wilson Woodhead |
029 | an old name of a slopping ground situated about 7. chains E. [East] of Fetterletter Garden and at the west edge of the Burn of Fetterletter and is Supposed to have been the site of a burial ground and Chapel, Dean Wilson's Father, many years ago, ploughed a portion of the ground, The Dean however does not recollect of hearing of any relics being found under the ground. No person living knows anything about a Chapel having existed here. |
| BRAES OF PETTS | Braes of Petts Braes of Petts Braes of Petts |
Mr A. Roberts Fetterletter Dean Wilson Woodhead Mr David Wilson Woodhead |
029 | an old name, and well known, bounded on the west by the Braes of Fetterletter or the Burn of Fetterletter, on the south by the River Ythan, on the north by the arable Land and on the east by an old Stone Wall where the name Changes to the Braes of Gight The property of the Earl of Aberdeen. |
| PETTS (In Ruins) | Petts (In Ruins) Petts (In Ruins) Petts (In Ruins) |
Dean Wilson Woodhead Mr A. Roberts Fetterletter Mr David Wilson Woodhead |
029 | a well known old name where formerly stood the principal Farm, bearing also the name of the Estate, now the only remains are the Stable in ruins, and the garden Trees, The last resident was a Rev. [Reverend] Mr Christie who preceded Dean Wilson Some 30 years ago Mention is made of these lands in the journal of the Society of Antiquaries An Extract is as follows "King Robert Bruce shortly before his death granted to the Monastrey and Hospital of Turriff the Land of Petts in the Parish of Fyvie for the maintenance of a Chaplain to pray for the Soul of his brother Nigel" For further particulars please see P [Page] 208 Pratt's Buchan |
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[Page] 136Parish of Fyvie
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