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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOWER LYNE | Lower Lyne | David Edward Farmer & distiller Alexander Innis Upper Lyne William Grant, Merchant Edinvillie |
024.11 | A large Farmsteading with out houses & Garden together with an extensive distillery. better Known by this name before the distillery was erected. the property of the Earl of Fife. |
| BENRINNES DISTILLERY | Benrinnes Distillery | David Edward, Distiller George Stephenson Excise officer Excise Officers manual 1867 Alexander Innes Upper Lyne |
024.11 | A large distillery for the manufacture of whiskey situated at the Farmsteading of Lower Lyne on the Estate of the Earl of Fife. |
| UPPER LYNE | Upper Lyne | Alexander Innis Farmer tenant Lewis Cameron, Craighead George Dan Whitehouse |
024.11 | A middling sized Farm steading with outhouses & Garden in good repair the property of Lord Fife |
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[note]
On referring these names to the Examiner he states that the old farm name Lower Lyne, has become obsolete, the whole of the buildings being now Known as Benrinnes Distillery.
[signed] B. R. McCullagh
c.a. [civilian assistant]
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