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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCHAN STONE | Buchan Stone Buchan Stone Buchan Stone |
Mr Milne Gd. [Ground] Officer Hillhead &c Rev: [Reverend] Alexander Bremner Ph. [Parish] School Master Mr John Cruickshanks Smith &c. Mains of Fyvie |
028 | a well known huge boulder of speckled Spa and quartz and Sometimes known by the name 'Whitestane' It is said to have been shifted a little and sunk into the ground some years ago whilst digging for a pump, close to it. It is now proposed by the villagers to be raised up. The Stone formerly, it is said. formed a boundary point Between Buchan and the Gairoch and extended southwestward over the village houses and about a chain south of the extreme north angle of the present village buildings - and was of a Considerable importance in the place, such as that those residing on the one side of the boundary could not claim the indulgence of procuring peats &c from the opposite district &c. |
| POST OFFICE [Fyvie] | Post Office Post Office Post Office |
Mr Stephen Post Master &c Mr J Cruickshanks Smith Mains of Fyvie Mr Milne Gd. [Ground] Officer Hillhead &c |
028 | A money order Post office with a mail twice a day to Aberdeen &c Situated in a Hamlet called Fyvie |
| SCHOOL [Fyvie] | Parish School Parish School Parish School |
Rev. [Reverend] A. Bremner School Master Mr Stephen Post Master Mr Milne Gd. [Ground] Officer Hillhead &c |
028 | a spacious and good building and seems pretty well attended It is what is called a Mixed School, and the Master partakes of the Dick bequest. |
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