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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
MAINS OF SLAINS Mains of Slains
Mains of Slains
Mains of Slains
Mr Thomas Mackie, Tenant.
Mr George Robertson, Collieston.
Mr George Sangster Collieston
039 A fine farmsteading, situated near the Old Castle of Slains, on the coast of parish of Slains. The property of John Gordon Esq. Cluny.
CRAWLEY Crawley
Crawley
Crawley
Mr Thomas Mackie, Tenant.
Mr George Robertson, Collieston.
Mr George Sangster Collieston
039 This name is applied to two or three small houses on the farm of Mains of Slains. The property of John Gordon Esq. Cluny.
PORTIE SHORE Portie Shore
Portie Shore
Portie Shore
Mr Thomas Mackie, Tenant.
Mr George Robertson, Collieston.
Mr George Sangster Collieston
039 This name is applied to the shore where the fishermen belonging to the village of Old Castle land their fish, and haul up their boats.
LONG CRAIG Long Craig
Long Craig
Long Craig
Mr G. Philips Fisherman residing at Old Castle
Mr J. Philips Fisherman residing at Old Castle
Mr W. Philips Fisherman residing at Old Castle
039 A large broken rock on the coast, situated near the Skite Hole, a little South of the Old Castle of Slains.

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Aberdeenshire -- Parish of Slains

[Note beside 'Portie Shore'] - Portie. Air: mien: Carriage: behaviour, (Jamieson)

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