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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRNLAW | Cairnlaw Cairnlaw Cairnlaw |
Arthur Forbes Esq. of Culloden Mr. Hugh Mackay, forester, Culloden Mr. Hugh Fraser - farmer there. |
004 | This name is applied to a district on the Culloden property which was at one time a separate, small estate. The name is said to be derived from the Gaelic "Car an Iatha" - the turn of the day - from the circumstance of the turn in the fortune of the day having occurred here in a conflict which took place in ancient times, but when it was, or between whom, is not not known. Property of Arthur Forbes Esq. of Culloden. |
| CAIRNLAW BURN | Cairnlaw Burn Cairnlaw Burn Cairnlaw Burn |
Arthur Forbes Esq. of Culloden Mr. Hugh Fraser, Cairlaw Mr. Hugh Mackay |
004 | A small burn rising a little south of Stratton, passing by that house, then forming the boundary of the district of Cairnlaw, and entering the Moray Firth a little east of Milltown; taking an artificial course part of its way through the foundations of the Highland Railway. Property of Arthur Forbes Esq. of Culloden. |
| SMITHTOWN | Smithtown Smithtown Smithtown |
Arthur Forbes Esq. of Culloden Mr. Donald Davidson, Writer Mr. Hugh Mackay, forester |
004 | This is a small rural village on the Culloden Estate, consisting of a number of thatched cottages not in the very best condition - It posses one shop and a smithy from which last circumstance the name of the village is derived. Property of Arthur Forbes Esq of Culloden. |
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