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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSCH FERRY | Insch Ferry. | Revd [Reverend] Mr Allan Mr Smith Mr Johnston |
085 | A public ferry which communicates with that part of the parish of Peterculter, lying on the south side of the River Dee. The fee for crossing it is ½. [£0.0.½] |
| ALTON | Alton Alton Alton Oldtown Oldtown |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Allan Mr Smith Mr Johnston. Valuation Roll for 1859-60. Map in Chalmer's Caledonia - P. [Page] 125 |
085 | A one storey farmhouse with steading, all slated and in good condition. The tenants of this house pronounced its name as written here, but said that it was often named Oldtown. Mr Allan thinks that the mode adopted is most preferable. [Situation] Property of Alexander Forbes Irvine Esq. |
| NORMAN WELL | Roman Well Roman Well Roman's Well Norman's Well |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Allan. Mr Smith Mr Johnston. Old Statistical Account. |
085 | This well is named, in the Old Stat [Statistical] Account, Norman's Well, and is said to be "a large fountain close to the eastern rampart of a Roman camp. Instead of being "a large fountain" it is a Small well obscurely situated underneath a stone wall. The well is known by the name Norman Well, but Mr Allan, who is considered the best authority on antiquities of this parish and who has written about them, will not agree to its being called so, as it has seeded from the erroneous idea that the camp near which it is situated was a Norman instead of a Roman camp. |
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[Page] 74Ph [Parish] of Peterculter -- Aberdeenshire
[Note beside 'Roman Well''] - As this well merely takes it name from the Camp
near the Site of which it is situated I think it should
be written in Stump
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CorrieBuidhe- Moderator, hastingleigh, Iain496
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