OS1/12/18/122
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPEL LEY | Chapel Ley Chapel Ley Chapel Ley |
Mr William Green, Rothes Mr Alexander Sharp Rothes Rev [Reverend] James Gray, Rothes |
023.02 | Applied to a small piece of cleared ground, which has the Appearance of having been cultivated at one time. It is Situated about a Mile South of the Village of Rothes, in a very excluded part of the glen. |
| GRAVE YARD (Supposed Remains) | 023.02 | There is a tradition in the locality that a Chapel and graveyard stood here. There is now, no appearance of a building, but there is of the grave yard. A few years Since an excavation was made and it was found to contain a human sKull, the front being cleft in two, down to the mouth, but the teeth were in a perfect state of preservation. The SKull was immediately covered up, and no further examination of the place has ever been made. |
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[page] 122County of Elgin -- Parish of Rothes
[signed]
John Duncan
Sapper RE [Royal Engineers]
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