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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
CRAIGHEAD Craighead
Craighead
Craighead
Alexander Lawson Esqr
Mr William Copland
Mr William Proctor
013.02 This name is applied to a Croft house with suitable out offices. the dwelling is one story high & slated the offices are thatched & the whole are in fair repair Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Fife proprietor
GALLOW HILL Gallow Hill
Gallow Hill
Gallow Hill
Alexander Lawson Esqr
Mr William Copland
Mr William Proctor
013.02 A hill Situated a short distance West of Coxton Tower it is covered with Fir Wood and these is a tradition in the district that during the time the family of Innes were proprietors of Coxton they had a Gallows erected upon the hill for the purpose of executing offenders. It is a natural feature & is the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Fife Duff Ho. [House] Banffshire

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