OS1/4/27/15
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CRAIG BOURACH | Craig Buirach Craig Bourach Craig Bourach Craig Bourach |
William Ogilvie Ternemny Aexander Thom Ramsburn John Cruikshank Knauchland Jamieson's Dictionary |
015.11 | A group of irregular surface rocks Buirach is a local Scotch term and when any thing is placed in confusion it is said to be in a Buirach. |
COURT STONE | Court Stone Court Stone Court Stone |
William Ogilvie Alexander Thom John Cruickshank |
015.11 | A large rock has the appearance of being rent in three it is said to have been a seat of justice in those days when every Lord of the manor had absolute jurisdiction over his vassals. It is visible from every commanding part of the district and forms a striking object in the landscape. |
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[page] 15Co. [County] of Banff -- Parish of Rothiemay
Craig Bourach [note] ? A confused heap of any Kind
A cluster as of trees &c
Jamieson Bourach, BowrocK, BooricK,
Court Stone [note] seat of justice [circled] Antiquity ?
[signed] James Gray
Sapr R. Engr [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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