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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTER CUSHNIE | Wester Cushnie | James Killoch John Carle John Alexander |
011.04 | A middling sized farmstead And Dwelling House the property of F. G. Campbell Esqr. Troup |
| WALLACE'S CASTLE (Remains of) | Wallace's Castle (Remains of) Wallace CaStle Wallace CaStle Ruins of Haahill Castle |
James Birnie John Alexander James Killoch New Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Robertson's Map of BanffShire. 1822 |
011.04 | This is the remains of An Ancient building Called Wallace's Castle; but there is no Account in either, History, or Tradition of Wallace ever living in it, or how the name Originated. The remaining portions of the walls have a very old appearance. "There is an old ruin in the farm of Pitgair called Wallace Castle; with very thick walls, composed of stone and lime half-vitrified, Standing on a Knoll, in a very romantic spot: but there is no history or tradition Known connected with it. The walls have the same appearance as those of the Old church, namely, that of great antiquity" New Stat Acct [Statistical Account] |
| SMITHY DEN | Smithy Den Smithy Den Smithy Den |
John Alexander. Smithyton P.W. Sangster. Minnonie. Francis Laird. L. [Lower] Cushnie |
011.04 | A small ravine separating the farms of Clenterty & Smithytoun a rivulet flows through it which discharges itself into the Burn of Minnonie |
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[Page] 199Co. [County] of Banff -- Parish of Gamrie
[signed] Robert Kane Sapr RE [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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