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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQUAVITAE STONE (Site of) | Aquavitae Stone (site of) | Old Statistical Accounts. James Grant Dufftown Robert Wiseman Dufftown |
025.05 | The site of a stone said to have been placed over the grave of Enetus who it is said to have been killed by the hand of Malcolm IInd in the battle of Mortlach in 1010 the stone has been removed a considerable time ago but the site of as pointed out is now shewn on a trace. |
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[page] 59County of Banff -- Parish of Mortlach
"A huge and singularly roundish stone, formerly, it is said, on the grave of Enetus, but now rolled a few ells from
its station over the corpse, and made a part of a fence about a field of corn; where it is denominated the
Aquavitae Stone. To account for this appellation, and to prevent antiquarians from puzzling their brains with
dark and learned hypothises in time to come, it may not be improper to tell that the man whose bravery
strength removed this venerable tenant, finding it rather a heavy piece of work, got, as a solace for their toil, a
pint of whisky, out of which, out of which immediately, around the stone, they took a hearty dram. Everybody
knows, that, in Scotland, whisky and aquavitae are the same". Old Statistical Account
On refering this extract to the "field" The examiner states "This stone is not to be found, it was broken by masons
about eight years ago and used in building".
[signed] James Gray
Lc Corpl RE [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers]
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