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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASHACH COVE | Clashach Cove Clashach Cove Clashach Cove |
Rev [Reverend] Mr. Garroch Mr. R. P. Robertson Rev Dr [Reverend Doctor] Brander Duffus |
002.09 | This name applies to a hollow partly Surrounded by a high bank and partly by high rocks, and Situated by the Moray Firth, and about ¾ of a Mile East of the Village of Hopeman, and adjacent to the Site of the Castle of Inverugie, - on the Property of Sir William G. Cumming, Bart [Baronet] of Altyre Ho [House] by Forres. |
| GIPSIES CAVE | Gipsies Cave Gipsies Cave Gipsies Cave |
Rev [Reverend] Mr. Garroch Mr. R. P. Robertson Rev Dr [Reverend Doctor] Brander Duffus |
002.09 | This name applies to a Cave Situated in the North East Corner of the Clashach Cove, it is about 20 feet wide at the mouth and extends underground in an North Easterly direction about 120 feet, it derives its name from the fact of its having been the rendezvous of gangs of travelling gipsies who found shelter under its roof, it was infested by these people till within a recent date when the proprietor Sir William Gordon Cumming, Bart. [Baronet] put a stop to their Visits |
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[page] 43County of Elgin -- Parish of Duffus
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