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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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HOWFORD | Howford Howford Howford |
John Sleigh Esqr Factor Valuation Roll Mr G. Mackie |
013 | A superior dwelling house, and offices with small farm. The property of G. Baird Esqr Strichen. |
STRICHEN HOUSE | Strichen House Strichen House Strichen House |
John Sleigh Esqr Mr James Chalmers. Mr A R Angus. |
013 | A commodious mansion house, with grounds and offices attached ("It was erected in 1821 by Lord Lovat.") now the property of George Baird Esqr. |
STONE CIRCLE [Strichen House] | Stone Circle Stone Circle Stone Circle |
Dr [Doctor] Gavin Strichen Revr [Reverend] William Smith Strichen Mr G Mackie Strichen |
013 | Several upright stones placed in the form of a circle and enclosed by a fence, situated on wooded eminence a little north of the above mansion house. The stones are six in number placed at irregular intervals, varying in height from three to six feet, and known as the Druids Temple. "Among the trees within the policies northwest from the mansion, there is part of a Druid circle. Between two upright stones lies one which had been the rocking stone, but which like the Culsh specimen, is now at rest." Description of Formartine & Buchan Railway Banffshire Journal |
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