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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
LITTLEJOHN'S LENGTH Little John's Length
Little John's Length
Little John's Length
Mr George Laing, Courtieston, Leslie
Mr William Booth, Braecroft.
Mr Charles Smith, Coldwells
052 Applies to a small grassy hollow about 6 feet in length. Tradition saith that a man lies buried here. The name is a well known point in the boundary of the Parishes of Leslie, Keig, and Tullynessle & Forbes: These parishes meet here.
FLINT ARROWHEAD FOUND HERE [Braecroft] Arrow head found here
Arrow head found here
Mr William Booth, Braecroft.
Mr McGregor, Newtown.
052 Mr Booth last winter discovered a flint arrow head at this place, sticking out of the ground. It was of the common shape & resembling a heart.
Site of COOK'S CAIRN (Site of) Cook's Cairn
(Site of) Cook's Cairn
(Site of) Cook's Cairn
Mr William Booth, Braecroft
Mr McGregor, Newtown
Charles Smith, Coldwells
052 A large cairn of stones recently stood here, & was raised in 1645, to mark the spot where one Captain Cook fell, during the retreat from the battle of Alford. The stones have all been removed for building; and when trenching where the cairn stood four square stones resembling the construction of a stone cist, were found but no bones, or ashes were discovered. After the cairn was removed, this place was called Cook's Hillock, but the Hillock is now levelled & corn grows thereon.

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Parish of Tullynessle & Forbes

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