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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SITE OF TEMPLARS HOUSE | Site of Templars House Site of Templars House Site of Templars House |
Shaws History of the province of Moray Revd [Reverend] J. Seller D.D. [Doctor of Divinity] Aberlour J. Cameron Aberlour |
024.02 | The site of an ancient house occupied by the Knights Templars, a body established at Jerusalem about the year 1118 and vowed to defend the temple and to guard and entertain Pilgrims and Strangers; they wore a white habit with red cross, and were called, by some the Red Friars. They were a Secular body as well as religious, therefore their houses had no dedicatory name further than Templars House or religious House |
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[Page] 23County of Banff -- Parish of Aberlour
[Signed] James Gray Sapr R E [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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