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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLOWSLACK | Gallowslack Gallowslack Gallowslack |
Mr George Carroll Mason occupier Rev [Reverend] A Bremner Ph. [Parish] School Master Mr Alexander Lyon Carpenter Peterwell |
028 | The name of a farm with a good dwelling house with outhouses and garden Situated near the S.E. [South East] angle of Fyvie Demesne The property of Col. [Colonel] Gordon Fyvie. |
| GALLOWS HILL | Gallows Hill Gallows Hill Gallows Hill |
Mr George Carroll Gallowslack Mr Milne Hillhead of Peterwell Mr J Strachan Greenmyre |
028 | a Conspicuous Summit within 2 chains of the S.E. [South East] angle of Fyvie Demesne in former ages, it is Said, a gallows was in use upon the Summit for the Execution of Criminals |
| GALLOWS POT | Gallows Pot Gallows Pot Gallows Pot |
Mr George Carroll Gallowslack Mr Milne Hillhead of Peterwell Mr J Strachan Greenmyre |
028 | a well known old name of a conspicuous hollow feature which, it is Said, was once a deep pool Called the gallows pot which received the bodies of Criminal after being Executed on Gallows hill Situated in the Fyvie Demesne and a few yards W. [West] of the S.E. [South East] angle of the Demesne. |
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