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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER SPEY | River Spey River Spey River Spey |
Alexander Smith, Rothes Andrew Stewart Esq. AuchlunKart Rev [Reverend] John McKenzie, Kingussie |
018.04 | Though inferior both to Tweed and Tay in its produce of salmon, it must be Allowed the third ranK in this respect; And the single fishery at its mouth belonging to the Duke of Gordon (now Richmond,) is rented for more than £6000 a year. From the spring its course displays little beauty, till it reaches Cluny Castle and Spey Bridge thence it increases in interest as it approaches Kinrara; whence for a few miles it is Attended by a Series of landscapes, aliKe various, Singular and Magnificent. If, After this, there are some efforts at beauty, these are rare, and offer little that is new or StriKing; while near its exit, from the mountainous country, it loses all character, and Continues from Fochabers to the Sea a wide insipid sheet of water." Dr [Doctor] McCulloch |
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[page] 11Parish of Boharm -- Co. [County] Elgin
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hastingleigh, George Burgess
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