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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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HUNTERS' LODGE (In Ruins) | Hunters Lodge Hunters Lodge Hunters Lodge |
Mr A. Thompson Strichen Mr Calder Strichen Mr Mark Strichen |
007 | Applies to the Ruin of an old Lodge which was used by Sportsmen for the purpose of taking their Lunch when shooting. There is an inscription above the door which states, "Reader this is the Hunters Lodge. Rob Gibb, commands. MDCCLXXIX. [1779] "On Mormond Hill is a Hunting Lodge with the whimsical inscription - "This Hunter's Lodge Rob Gib commands" Gazetteer of Scotland |
WHITE HORSE | White Horse White Horse White Horse |
Mr A Thompson Strichen Mr Calder Strichen Mr Mark Strichen |
007 | The Form of a horse is cut out on the side of the Hill of Mormond and covered with white stones, it has a very fine appearance from the Village of Strichen "The Mormond here forms a very fine object, On its south west brow there is the figure of a horse cut out in the turf, occupying the space of nearly half an acre, and filled in with white pebbles. Known as the White Horse of Mormond" Pratt's Buchan |
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