OS1/12/19/21
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOCHABERS STATION | Fochabers Station Fochabers Station Fochabers Station |
Railway Companies (Tabulars etc) Mr John Smith Smithfiled Mr. James Mill Blackburn |
013.07 | Station on the Highland Railway Consisting of Offices and Station Master's house and garden etc. 12 Miles from Keith and 43 from Invss.[Inverness] by the Same line, and is upwards of 4 Miles from Fochabers Town. - it affords temporary Shelter for passangers and is the property of the Said Railway Company |
| CADGER'S FORD | Cadger's Ford | John Smith James Mill Estate Plan 1772=3 |
013.07 | A Shallow passage on the Black Burn at a point a little North of the farm of BlacKburn |
| KING'S FORD | King's Ford | John Smith James Mill Estate Plan 1772-3 |
013.07 | This name is applied to a conduit on the public road leading from Fochabers Station to Lhanbryd the origin of the name appears to have arisen from the fact of the Kings Troops having crossed the burn when marching to the Battle of Culloden under the command of the Duke of Cumberland. the conduit has been recently erected but still retains the name given. |
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[page] 21Parish of Speymouth -- County of Elgin
[signed] James Gray
Sapper R.E. [Royal Engineers]
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