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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESKRY | Deskry Deskry Deskry |
Valuation Roll Mr Bremner occupier James Bisset Semeil |
060 | a large farm, consisting of good farm Steadings with a dwelling house and garden attached Situated a little E. [East] of the Water of Deskry and abt. [about] a ¼ of a mile Eastward of the Confluix of the Deskry and Don Waters The property of Sir Charles Forbes of Castle Newe Bart: [Baronet] Strathdon, Aberdeenshire |
| DESKRY HILL | Deskry Hill Deskry Hill Deskry Hill |
Mr Bremner occupier James Bisset Semeil Mr Shepherd Bog |
060 | A conspicuous promontory the summit of which is in the centre of a clump of Wood situated abt. [about] 17 chains N.N.E. [North North East] of Deskry Farm The property of Sir Charles Forbes of Castle Newe Strathdon, Aberdeenshire |
| STONE CISTS FOUND HERE A.D. 1857 [Deskry] | Stone Cists found here AD 1857 Stone Cists found here AD 1857 Stone Cists found here AD 1857 |
Mr Bremner Deskry J Bisset Semeil A Walker Newe |
060 | Two Cists formed of Flags or Slabs, each is said to have been abt. [about] 3 feet in length and abt. [about] 2 feet in depth and abt. [about] the same in breadth. This [drawing of the Cist] with some human remains of bits of bones ashes and black mound, found by the farmer of Deskry whilst trenching reclaiming and bringing in newland &c situated near the summit of a range of hills the promontory of which is Called the Deskry Hill, or situated abt [about] 18 Chains Eastward of Said Deskry Hill. The property of Sir Charles Forbes of Castle Newe |
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