OS1/12/16/108
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOATTOWN | Boattown Boattown Boattown |
Valuation Roll Mr Tomson Tenant Mr Burgess Wester Elchies |
023.14 | A small farm steading and dwelling house; the residence of the Boatman And property of W. Grant Esqr of Carron |
| FAIRY HILLOCK | Fairy HillocK Fairy HillocK Fairy HillocK |
Mr Tomson Boattown Mr Burgess W- [Wester] Elchies Mr D. McDonald Wester Elchies |
023.14 | Applied to a Slight eminence about 6 Chains west of the farmsteading of Haugh of Elchies on the property of W. Grant Esq. Wester Elchies. |
| WELL OF TOPRAN (Mineral) | Well of Topran Well of Topran Well of Topran |
Statistical Account Mr Burgess Wester Elchies Mr D. McDonald Wester Elchies |
023.14 | In the wood of Wester Elchies is the Well of Topran, which contains a trace of Sulphuric acid united with soda, a small quantity of carbonic acid gas, and salt. according to an analysis made by Mr Shier, lecturer on chemistry, and late assistant to Dr David Baswell Reid of Edinburgh, The Topran Well affords a general specimen of the common drinKing water of the parish See Statistical Account |
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[page] 108Co [County] Elgin -- Parish of Knockando
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James Gibson
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