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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BRIDGE OF TON Bridge of Ton
Bridge of Ton
Bridge of Ton
Mr James Porter
Mr John Rough
Mr Robert Spring
064 A small stone bridge of one arch, spanning the Ton Burn, on the T.P. road leading from Kintore to Alford, built and repaired by the county.
CAMP FIELD Camp Field
Camp Field
Camp Field
Campfield
Campfield
Mr James Porter
Mr John Rough
Mr Robert Spring
New Statistical Account
Fullarton's Gazetteer
064 This name is applied to a field bordering the ornamental ground of Monymusk House, which is traditionally associated with the movements of King Robert Bruce.
"About half a mile east from Monymusk House, and close on the bank of the Don, there is a field called Campfield, on which it is said, King Robert Bruce's army lay immediately previous to the battle of Inverury, which was the beginning of his good fortune, when contending for the crown of Scotland."
New Statistical Account

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Aberdeenshire -- Parish of Monymusk

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