Volume contents
- 1 - Rothes , page 1 (start)
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- 137 - Rothes , title page
- 138 - Rothes , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIBBET BRAE | Gibbet Brae Gibbet Brae Gibbet Brae |
Mr William Robertson Esqr Auchinroath Mr George Smith Gibbet Cottage Mr Revd [Reverend] George Grey Rothes |
018.10 | Applied to a rising piece of ground stretching from Gibbet Cottage to the farm steading of Smallburn; according to tradition a Gibbet had once been erected on the brae; but no trace is now to be found of where it stood; the brae is mostly covered with fir and is on the property of William Robertson Esqr Auchinroath. |
| HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE | Human Remains (found here) Human Remains (found here) Human Remains (found here) |
Revd [Reverend] George Grey Rothes Mr William Douglas Rothes Mr George Smith Gibbet Cottage |
018.10 | On the 4th of February 1855 as Mr John McDonald was working on the Gibbet Brae, he found the remains of a human being buried about 2½ feet under ground, no cofin had been used, the body being built round about with stones. The grave was dug east, and west, On Dr [Doctor] Dawson of Rothes examining the bones he said they were the remains of a young man about twenty four years of age. |
Continued entries/extra info
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County of Elgin -- Parish of Rothes
[signed]
James Gibson
C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
Ordnance Survey - Moray county, OS Name Books - Moray county - Volume 18 - Parish of Rothes, OS1/12/18
This volume contains place name information from the parish of Rothes.
Ordnance Survey - Moray 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 Moray, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.