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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRY HILLOCK | Fairy hillock Fairy hillock Fairy hillock |
Mr. R. Henderson Blackhill Mr. A Cruickshank Whitehill Mr. A. Urquhart Cowsreive |
023 | Applies to a hillock or large mound of earth, now artificially made up with a wall around the foot of it, and in former times supposed to have been the haunt of fairies |
| WELLINGTON PLACE [a farm] | Wellington Place Wellington Place Wellington Place Wellington Place Eastertown of Auchtygall Eastertown of Auchtygall |
Mr. G. Logan Occupier Mr. R. Henderson Blackhill Mr. Urquhart Cowsreive Mr. Clark Peterhead Mr. Boyd Factor Peterhead Valuation Roll of Parish |
023 | Applies to a large farm Steading with dwelling house, Office houses and gardens attached situated about 2½ Miles South West from Peterhead, the property of The Governors of the Merchant Maiden Hospital Edinburgh. This farm was formerly called Eastertown of Auchtygall but after the battle of Waterloo, the Occupier then having a son born than day he changed the name to Wellington Place and at the present time people all know it by that name, but the Factor for the Merchant Maiden Hospital calls it by the old name Eastertown of Auchtygall. |
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