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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD MARKET STANCE [Sleepytown] | Old Market Stance Old Market Stance Old Market Stance |
James Gordon. Sleepytown Dr. [Doctor] George Mackie Insch Peter Ferries. Old Flinder. |
044 | There was a market held at this place during the night, and it was called the Sleepy market, it is mentioned under this name in the old Statistical account (1792). The fair or market is now abolished. |
| SLEEPYTOWN | Sleepytown Sleepytown Sleepytown |
James Gordon. Tenant Dr. [Doctor] George Mackie Insch Peter Ferries. Old Flinder |
044 | A large and substantial farm steading with garden &c. attached, the property of Col. [Colonel] Leith Hay of Leith Hall. This town derives it name from its close proximity to the old market stance or fair field where the Sleepy Market was held. |
| TEMPLE STRIPE | Temple Stripe Temple Stripe Temple Stripe |
James Gordon. Sleepytown Dr. |Doctor] George Mackie Insch William Milne Temple |
044 | A small burn which rises from a well a few hundred feet N.E. [North East] of the farm of Temple, and forms part of the Parish boundary down to the Shevock. |
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[Page] 67Parish of Kennethmont
[Note relating to 'Old Market Stance'] - "Christ's Fair" (!) commonly called Sleepy Market.
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