OS1/19/13/13
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotbank of Barras | Cotbank of Barras Cotbank of Barras Cotbank Cottbank |
Mr. William Taylor Tenant Mr. Alexander Thomson Little Barras Rent Receipt Estate Plan |
021.01 | A farmsteading, dwellinghouse, one storey slated, and in good repair, property of Donaldson's Hospital &c. This Should be written Cotbank of Barras to distinguish it from Cotbank Estate &c. |
| Little Barras | Little Barras Little Barras Little Barras Little Barras |
Mr. Alexander Thomson Tenant Mr. William Taylor Rent Receipt Estate Plan |
021.01 | A farmsteading, dwellinghouse, one storey slated and in good repair; property of Donaldson's Hospital &c. |
| Rutin Well | Rutin Well Rutin Well |
Mr William Taylor Mr Alexander Thomson |
021.01 | A very Strong Spring of water near Cotbank of Barras. The authorities are not good for the spelling, and I would recommend for the officer's approval that "Rouchton "Well be adopted. Literally the "Strong Spring". [Signed] B. Render Corp. R.E. [Corporal Royal Engineers] |
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[Page] 13Parish of Kenneff and Catterline
Cotbank of Barras [note] - "Cot. Perhaps Coat or Covering". (Jamieson)
Little Barras [note] - " Barra. A spike, a court of justice, a bar" (Gaelic)
"Barras. Barrace, Barres, Barrowis. A barrier, an outwork at the gate of a castle &c." (Jamieson)
Rutin Well [note] - "Rutan. A little raw, the horn of a roebuck". (Gaelic)
"Rouchton - A rough, strong fellow." (Jamieson)
"Routand - Assembling, conglobare" (Ibid)
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