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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
AUCHRONIE Auchronie
Auchronie
Auchronie
Auchronie
Auchrony
Val. [Valuation] Roll
D. Michie Ground Officer
David Christison, Farmer
Mr. Stocks, Factor
Land of the Lindsay's
006 A good farm steading the property of the Earl of Dalhousie, Achadh a Field, remainder not known.
MANSE [nr Auchronie] Manse (Ph [Parish])
Manse (Ph [Parish])
Manse (Ph [Parish])
Rev. [Reverend] W. Low
Land of the Lindsays
William Masson, Schoolmaster
006 A good dwelling house erected in 1803 the property of the Heritor of the parish, (Lord Dalhousie is sole heritor) and occupied by the Rev. [Reverend] W. Low. This was formerly the scene of an alehouse which was known by the name of Droustie", inferred to be a corruption of the name of St. Drostan, who planted the early Christian Church by the side of this romantic Loch. in the 6th. or 7th. Century. [Initialled J.B.]
CHURCH Church (Ph. [Parish]) Rev. [Reverend] W. Low
Land of the Lindsays
William Masson, Schoolmaster
006 A good building with Burial Ground attached erected at the same time as the "Manse" (1803),
SCHOOL [nr Auchronie] School (Ph. [Parish]) Rev. [Reverend] W. Low
Land of the Lindsays
William Masson, Schoolmaster
006 A good building (the Eastmost) used as the Parish School, The Schoolmaster's house is adjacent.

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