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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL [Port Elphinstone] | School School School |
Thomas Tait Esq. Mr. Andrew Reit Mr. Alexander Watt |
054 | A subscription school in the village of Port Elphinstone for the accommodation of children living in that village and neighbourhood, daily average attendance, male and female 90 scholars. It is attached to no church. |
| ABERDEEN CANAL (Disused) | Aberdeen Canal Aberdeen Canal Aberdeen Canal Aberdeen Canal Aberdeen Canal Aberdeen Canal |
Thomas Tait Esq. Mr. Andrew Reit Mr. Alexander Watt Keiths Aberdeenshire 1811 Fullarton's Gazetteer 2nd edition Estate Plan, dated 1845 |
054 ; 065 | "Immediately below an elegant bridge over the Don, a portion of the waters of this river is Carried away in a pretty deep Channel in order to feed the navigable Canal which is carried 18 miles, following it windings to the harbour of Aberdeen" The only portion of the Canal open is: about 60 chains or thereabout immediately where it joins the River Don, and from near the flour mill in Portelphinstone to the Paper Mill Inverury Mill. Chiefly for Conveying water to the Mill. Its course may be traced in many places within the ph. [parish] and some of the milestones are still standing on its partly levelled banks |
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