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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYKESIDE | Dykeside | A . Lawson esq. Mr. John Ferguson Revd. [Reverend] Mackie L.L.D. [Doctor of Law] |
011.08 | A one storey farmhouse with outbuildings attached, Slated and in good repair. The property of the Earl of Fife Duff Ho. [House] Banffshire. |
| GALLOW HILL | Gallow Hill | Mr. J. Mason Morayscairn Mr. James Grigor Newmill Mr. William Robertson Brodieshill |
011.03 | A small cultivated, natural eminence situated about 12 Chains to the East of the farm steading of gateside. So called from its being a supposed place of execution for criminals |
| GIBBET WELL | Gibbet Well | Mr. J. Mason Mr. J. Grigor Mr. William Robertson |
011.03 | A large well which Supplies the farm of Morayscairn with water so called from its Contiguity to gallow hill, |
| HUMAN BONES FOUND HERE A.D. 1800 [Gibbet Well] | 011.03 | about the year 1800, the Uncle of the present Tenants, father, dug up, (about 3 chains North of this well) a human skull and other human bones. |
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