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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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[Page] 18Parish of Tullynessle & Forbes
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