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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SAUGH TREE | The Saugh Tree The Saugh Tree The Saugh Tree |
"Pratts Buchan" Mr. R. Porter Stuartfield Mr. George Gardener Saplingbrae |
021 | [Continued from page 71] "Then up she rose, and forth she goes, And, in that hour o' tein, She wander'd to the dowie glen, And never mair was seen." Pratts Buchan p.p. [pages] 146. 147. |
| WUDDY HILL | Wuddy Hill Wuddy Hill |
Pratts Buchan Mr. R. Porter Stuartfield |
021 | "I am inclined to think that Old Deer has Some claim to the title of a Burgh of Barony; but I have been unsuccessful in ascertaining whether this is the case or not. If so I fancy it would be a matter of Some difficulty to decide who were the superiors - the Abbots of the Monastery, or the Marischal family, to whom the Barony of Aden, or, as it was called Alneden, finally belonged. At all events, from a somewhat remote period down to within a few years, Old Deer could boast of having had a Bailie to rule over it; and the wuddy-hill still stands at a short distance from the village, although the wuddy (Gallows) itself has been long since shuffled aside, [Continued on page 73] |
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[Page] 72Aberdeenshire -- Parish of Old Deer
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CorrieBuidhe- Moderator, June Lobban
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