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Extracts from the Reverend Lauchlan Shaw's History
of the Province of Moray dated 1775.
The parish of Croy is next above Calder, on both sides
of the river. It stretcheth 12 miles in length on the West
side of the river, and 4 miles on the east side. The church
standeth on the West side, a mile from the river. The
north part of this parish to the west of the river viz.
Kildrummie, Flemington, and the Barony of Kilravock,........................................... -- Not in this parish
are a part of the estate of that family. The house of
Kilravock standeth on a rock, on the west bank of the........................................... -- Kilravock Castle shown
river. It is a large pile of buildings, with a strong tower
built in 1460. South west on the river is Holm. Next............................................... -- shown
up the river is Cantray, which, with Galcantray and............................................... -- shown
Bellaffresh on the east side of the river. North west............................................... -- shown
from Cantray, on the top of the hill, standeth the Castle....................................... -- Dalcross Castle Shown
of Dalcross, built in 1621 by Lord Lovat. About 4 miles
farther on the west brae of the hill is Easter Leys, next........................................ -- Shown
is Mid Leys and farther is West Leys. To return to the.......................................... -- Shown
side of the river Nairn. Above Cantray are Little Cantray.................................... -- Shown
Contra-na-bruich, Orchil, &c. and farther is the Barony
of Clava. And in the upper part of the parish Daltulich........................................ -- Shown
Croy and Dalcross were distinct parishes, and have
still a Glebe in each, but I find not how early they
were united. Croy was a Parsonage; and Dalcross
was a Vicarage. There was in the south of the parish
a Chapel of Ease, called Kil-Doich, i.e. Dorothy's................................................ -- Shown as "The Chapel"
Church, another in the north at Chapeltown; and................................................ -- There is no place in the trace of this name
probably there was at Kilravock a Chapel dedicated......................................... -- If there was there is nothing know respecting it at the
to one of the name Ravok........................................................................................ -- present day so as I could ascertain