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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIBBET BRAE | Gibbet Brae Gibbet Brae Gibbet Brae |
Mr William Robertson Esqr Auchinroath Mr George Smith Gibbet Cottage Mr Revd [Reverend] George Grey Rothes |
018.10 | Applied to a rising piece of ground stretching from Gibbet Cottage to the farm steading of Smallburn; according to tradition a Gibbet had once been erected on the brae; but no trace is now to be found of where it stood; the brae is mostly covered with fir and is on the property of William Robertson Esqr Auchinroath. |
| HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE | Human Remains (found here) Human Remains (found here) Human Remains (found here) |
Revd [Reverend] George Grey Rothes Mr William Douglas Rothes Mr George Smith Gibbet Cottage |
018.10 | On the 4th of February 1855 as Mr John McDonald was working on the Gibbet Brae, he found the remains of a human being buried about 2½ feet under ground, no cofin had been used, the body being built round about with stones. The grave was dug east, and west, On Dr [Doctor] Dawson of Rothes examining the bones he said they were the remains of a young man about twenty four years of age. |
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[page] 74County of Elgin -- Parish of Rothes
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James Gibson
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