Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE CROFT | Castle Croft Castle Croft Castle Croft |
Mr John Ingram Tenants Rev [Reverend] James Peter Minister Bridge of Leslie Mr Duncan Skinner Cot-town |
043 | This name is applied to a small enclosed field where it is said a Castle once stood. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Leslie
Castle -"There was also a Castle at New Leslie a little to the west of the present
Castle of Leslie the foundations of which were lately dug up.
Extract from Statistical Account of Aberdeenshire 1843
House of New Leslie -" The house of New Leslie lies a mile to the northwest from the church upon the
brow of a green hill of the same name. the house is gone to ruin but there
is a good fir planting."
From Collections of the shires of Aberdeen and Banff 1843.
"On the west of the castle is New Leslie, formerly a seat of a branch of the
exhuberant Laures Leslaeana".
The Ionean Tourist page 293
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 54 - Parish of Leslie, OS1/1/54
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Leslie.
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.