OS1/12/18/27
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOD SLACKS | Tod Slacks | James Smith. Pitcraigie James Stephen. Netherglen John Eddie Birchfield |
018.10 | A few Small Marshy ravines or Slacks formerly a resort of foxes hence the name given. they are situate on the Birchfield Estate and on the South West slope of Brown Muir. |
| GLEN OF ROTHES | Glen of Rothes Glen of Rothes Glen of Rothes Glen of Rothes |
James Smith James Stephen John Eddie Spey Side Guide |
018.06 | "Advancing a little farther we have the Glen of Rothes, through which a road passes to Elgin, about half way to which is the Scat Craig, so interesting to geologists as abounding in the Scales teeth etc of the Holoptychius which have been So admirably preserved in the cabinet and figured in the work of Patrick Duff Esq. Elgin This Glen contains the Estate of Auchinroath, together with that of the Glens and Pitcraigy. It is however, chiefly interesting to the geologist as suggesting the probability that it once formed the bed of the Spey, before the barrier at the Pass of Sourden had given way" Spey Side Guide. Applies to a narrow ravine through which the Morayshire railway passesse, to Elgin. It extends from near the north end of the Village of Rothes in a westerly direction to the Laicht o' Mury in Elgin parish. |
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[page] 27Co. [County] Elgin -- Parish of Rothes
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John Duncan
Sapper RE [Royal Engineers]
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