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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of SILLER LOCH | Childer's Loch (site of) Childer's Loch (site of) Siller Loch Siller Loch Siller Loch Siller Loch |
James Edmonstone Lindores William Smith Lindores Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Duncan Abdie Mr. John Cameron Grange Mr. James Edmonston Lindores Mr. John Duncan Denmill |
009; 010 | [situation] At the E. [East] side of Lindores village. The site of a Loch on the estates of "Lindores" and "Inchrye" it is a small piece of ground of arable surface and nearly of an oval shape. it is a currant local tradition that it was formerly a deep loch and that an artificial canal or cut connected it with Bowstard Loch. and Lindores Loch both these last named being connected in a similar manner with the Dog Loch. thus forming an irregular circle of Fortification around Macduffs Castle. the site of which is shown. it could only be approached by a Draw Bridge the site of which cannot now be pointed out - nor is there any trace of the Fosse or Canal which formed with the above "Lochs" [remainder deleted] |
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48 Parish of Abdie Plan 9B Trace Common Edge.Transcriber's notes
The deleted portion of the remarks reads "...the fortification outside the Castle. one or two of Macduffs Children with a servant is said to have been accidentally drowned in this Loch. hence the name." [Childer's Loch]Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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