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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parish of Clatt Parish of Clatt Parish of Clatt |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Minto, Clatt Mr Gordon, Gordonstown Mr Reid, Tofthills |
043 ; 052 | Description Continued [from page 2] commenced, and at this festival their Bipeds, as they called them, or Human Sacrifices were offered to their God Thautes." Maitland's History of Scotland. "As they held that the life of man, either in danger of death by war, or severe sickness, could not be secured, unless another suffered in his stead; therefore, on such, and on many other occasions, the Bipeds' or Human Sacrifices were offered, which they thought would be highly acceptable to Theautes, for this end their selected victims, were murderers, thieves, robbers and other malefactors, but for want of those; innocent victims composed the oblation. After an oration to Hesus, they formed a man of wicker twigs wove in the manner of a basket, which they filled with their victims and after a solemn hymn, it was set on fire, and thus, the objects ended their life in the devouring element." "Voltaire's Philosophy of History." The only antiquities of any note on White Hill are the Remains of [continued on page 4] |
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Parish of Clatt
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 14 - Parish of Clatt, OS1/1/14
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Clatt.
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Aberdeen, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.