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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
LAUGHENGHIE (In Ruins) Laughenghie
Laughenghie
Laughenghie
Lochanghie
James Ferguson
James Mc.Guffie
Valn. [Valuation] Roll 1819 p. [page] 35
Valuation Roll Anct. [Ancient] p. [page] 34.
038 These were formerly a farm house & offices The land is now attached to Grobdale. They are on the Estate of Horatio Stewart Murray Esqr of Broughton
GROBDALE LANE Grobdale Lane
Grobdale Lane
Lane of Grobdale
James Ferguson
William St.John
Ainslie's Map rev.d [revised] 1820
038 A considerable stream which forms part of the Boundary between the Parishes of Girthon & Balmaghie & runs into Auchencloy Burn near Loch Skerrow.
GROBDALE Grobdale
Grobdale
Grobdale
Grobdale
David McCrae
James Ferguson
Valn. [Valuation] Roll 1819. p 35
Ainslies Map revn. [revision] 1820
038 A tolerable sized farm house with offices in good repair. The property of Horatio Stewart Murray Esqr. of Broughton.

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3 Parish of Girthon

Form 136 Page 21 Laughenghie (in ruins) - [situation] 1 5/8 miles W [West] by N [North] of the west corner of Lochenbreck Loch
Page 21 Grobdale Lane - [situation] Running in a northern direction forming in part the boundary between the parishes of Balmaghie & Girthon
Page [3]9 Grobdale - [situation] 1 3/8 miles W. [West] by S. [South] of High Lochenbreck
(farm house)
Leacann ceathach Pronounced Lechkan ke.aich. Misty steep ground.
Grobdhail Linne. Grob means to dig dail a low field. Hence it signifies a low field dug or fit for digging. Lane is the Scottish corruption of Linne a small pool & also a stream.

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