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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELLBRAE | Wellbrae Wellbrae Wellbrae |
Mr William Simms Burnbank Mr John Macdonald Woodside Mr A. Allan Woodside |
012.16 | a small croft comprising a dwelling house out house and garden - situated about 8 chains W. [West] of Rushcrook and is a well known old name; Proprietor The Earl of Seafield.- |
| COCKMUIR WOOD | Cockmuir Wood Cockmuir Wood Cockmuir Wood |
Mr William Simms Burnbank Mr John Macdonald Woodside Mr A. Allan Woodside |
012.16 | a large Fir plantation, bounded on the S.W. [South West] by a long stripe of a deep peat moss and immediately south of said stripe the wood changes name to that of Birkenbad Plantation - bounded on the West by Woodside and Rushcrook Farms and about 30 ch [chains] eastward the parish boundary leads through in a northward direction. Propr. [Proprietor] The Earl of Seafield |
| FOGWET MOSS | Fogwet Moss Fogwet Moss Fogwet Moss |
Mr William Simms Burnbank Mr John Macdonald Woodside Mr A. Allan Woodside |
012.16 | name of a long and narrow stripe of Peatmoss bounded on the north by Cockmuir Wood and on the south by Birkenbad Wood and West end terminates at road abt. [about] 8 ch. [chains] E.S.E. [East South East] of Woodside Farm. The surface where not broken is covered with heath and dwarfish Fir. The moss being very deep and marshy is more in use for peats in other words it wants drainage for any other purpose - |
| BIRKENBAUD WOOD | Birkenbaud Wood Birkenbaud Wood Birkenbaud Wood |
Mr William Simms Burnbank Mr John Macdonald Woodside Mr A. Allan Woodside |
012.16 | a conspicuous range of Fir Plantation s.w. [south west] portion bounded on the E. [East] by the parish boundary and bounded in the northward by Fogwet Moss and Cockmuir plantation and is well known by the name - |
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[Page] 25Parish of Birnie -- County of Elgin
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C. McBean
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