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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEYS | Leys (or Leys of Chapelton) Leys (or Leys of Chapelton) Leys (or Leys of Chapelton) |
Valuation Roll Mr. James Ruxton Occupier Mr. James Murray Mill of Auchmacoy |
039 | indicates the name of a farm Consisting of a dwelling house with good farm office houses and Garden detached. Situated abt [about] 12 chains West of Aberdeen and Peterhead Co. [County] Road. Also abt. [about] 1/4 of a mile S.S.W. [South South West] of the 19th Mile Stone of the above road from Aberdeen. The property of James Buchan Esqr. of Auchmacoy |
| HILLHEAD | Hillhead Hillhead Hillhead |
Mr. James Murray Occupier &c. Mr. James Ruxton Leys Mr. Thomas Sangster Shoemaker Chapelton |
039 | is the name of a farm consisting of a dwelling house with outhouses and Garden - occupd. [occupied] by Mr. James Murray Miller &c. situated abt [about] 22 Chains Eastward of Leys and abt [about] 1/4 of a mile S.S.E [South South East] of the 19th mile stone of the Aberdeen and Peterhead Co [County] Road. |
| OLD YARD | Oldyard Oldyard Oldyard |
Valuation Roll Mr. John Middler Occupier Mr. James Ruxton Leys |
040 | a farm Consisting of a dwelling with outhouses and Gardens detached. Situated at the Aberdeen and Peterhead Co. [County] Road and a little past the 18th mile stone from Aberdeen. It is said that the place was formerly the Seat of the Landed proprietor or Laird and that the farm derived its name from the old Garden which is of a quadrangular figure which is still in good preservation. Standing a little southward of the dwellinghouse. The trees about the said yard or garden are supposed to be 300 years old. |
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