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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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DIRKEM | Dirkem Dirkem Dirkem |
Mr. Mackie, Mains of Elrick. Mr. Cassie, East Gibseat Mr. Mitchell, Craigiehill. |
030 | This name applies to a corner of a field close to the Brocks Moss. It is a well known name, but I cant get anyone to give the origin of it. There is a large stone stands within the piece called Dirkem, & is of long standing, but the people here know nothing about it. |
MAINS OF ELRICK | Mains of Elrick Mains of Elrick Mains of Elrick |
Mr. Mackie, Mains of Elrick. Mr. Cassie, East Gibseat. Mr. Mitchell, Craigiehill. |
030 | A very fine substantial farmsteading situated on the south east side of Windy's Hill; the property of the Boys & Girls Hospital, Aberdeen. |
LOGAN HILL | Logan Hill Logan Hill Logan Hill |
Mr. Mackie, Mains of Elrick. Mr. Cassie, East Gibseat. Mr. Mitchell, Craigiehill. |
030 | Applies to a large cultivated hill feature, on the top of which the late farmer of Mains of Elrick removed a burial Cairn, there was a lot of calcined bones & earth found at the foundation. The date is doubtful when this cairn was removed, but Mrs. Mackie the late farmer's wife says, she thinks it was in the year 1839. |
Site of CAIRN [Logan Hill] | Site of Cairn | Mr. Mackie, Mains of Elrick. Mr. Cassie, East Gibseat. Mr. Mitchell, Craigiehill. |
030 | Applies to a large cultivated hill feature, on the top of which the late farmer of Mains of Elrick removed a burial Cairn, there was a lot of calcined bones & earth found at the foundation. The date is doubtful when this cairn was removed, but Mrs. Mackie the late farmer's wife says, she thinks it was in the year 1839. |
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