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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODLACH HILL | Modlach Hill Modlach Hill Modlach Hill Modlach Hill |
Duncan Michie James Esplin James Caithness Land of the Lindsays |
007 | This name is applied to a large flat topped hill, of no great height. It forms one of the principal features in the district, and over which the old road to Invermark" passes, and on its summit stands St Andrews Tower. Derivation from Mod, a court of justice. Leac a declivity. The "Court Hillock" lies at the foot of this. |
| ST. ANDREW'S TOWER | St Andrews Tower St Andrews Tower St Andrews Tower |
Inscription James Esplin James Caithness |
007 | A circular building situated on Summit of "Modlach Hill". It is about 20 feet high, and 4 feet in diameter, at the base which is a small apartment, capable of holding two or three persons, and Erected in 1826, by the St. Andrews Lodge of free masons as a place of shelter for travellers while crossing the hill in a snow storm. |
| WEST AUCHINTOUL | West Auchintoul West Auchintoul West Auchintoul West Auchintoul West Auchintoul |
Robert Stock, Factor John Pirie, Occupier Duncan Michie Valuation Roll County Map |
007 | A good farm steading, the property of the Earl of Dalhousie, Achad an t-Sabhail, Field of the barn. |
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