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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE STANERS | The Stanners The Stanners The Stanners |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Davidson Inverury Mr. Bisset, Merchant Inverury Dr. [Doctor] Leslie, Holm Cottage Inverury |
054 | A considerable extent of arable land now intersected by the Great North of Scotland Railway bounded on the west and south by the River Don, on the east by the River Ury, and on the north by Killie Walker and Castle Yards. The battle fought between the Jacobites under Lord Lewis Gordon and the Royalists under MacLeod of MacLeod in which the former were victorious, extended over this ground. See Site of Engagement etc. A.D. 1745. |
| CASTLE YARDS | Castle Yards Castle Yards Castle Yards |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Davidson Mr Bisset Dr. [Doctor] Leslie |
054 | A arable field north of the Stanners in which The Bass is situated. This is thought to have been in connection with the castle supposed to have stood on the Bass, hence the name. |
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[Page] 39Parish of Inverury
"Staners, Stanirs, Stanryis - The Small stones and gravel on the margin of a river or lake" (Jamieson)
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