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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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DERACHY | Derachy Derachy Derachy Derachy and Denside Deirachy |
David Thow, Tenant Tenant's Carts Mr. Findlay, Noranside Valuation Roll Old Stat [Statistical] Account |
025 | A good farm steading the property of T.W. Ogilvy Esqr. It is on the Estate of Coul. The name Denside entered in the Roll with this farm applies to a large park in which there is rubbing stone for cattle - opposite Chance Inn. |
OLD DERACHY | Old Derachy | David Thow Mr. Findlay, Noranside |
025 | An old steading of Derachy Farm now occupied by Cotters. |
STANDING STONE [Easter Memus] | Standing Stone | Mr. Lyon of Glenogil Mr. Ogilvie of Inshewan Mr. Duncan of Easter Memus well known |
025 | A remarkable Standing Stone on the farm of Easter Memus - the authorities are not quoted for the Druidical or ancient character of the Stone of which they profess to know nothing, but it is clearly of that character, being a mass of primitive rock such as no agriculturalist could have brought to the spot for any purpose. [Initialled] JB Major RE [Royal Engineers] |
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