Volume contents
- 1 - Fordyce , page 1 (start)
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- 114 - Fordyce , title page
- 115 - Fordyce , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINDLATER CASTLE (In Ruins) | Findlater Castle (Ruins of) Findlater Castle (Ruins of) Findlater Castle (Ruins of) Castle of Findlater Castle of Findlater Ruins of Findlater Castle Findlater Castle. |
Estate Plan. New Stat: [Statistical] Account. Mr Anderson. Editor, Banffshire Reporter. New Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Robertsons Map of Banffshire 1822 Black's Map. Sheet 10 |
003.06 | Extensive ruins, of an ancient fortified castle; standing on a high precipitous, peninsulated rock on the sea coast, the South Wall and some vaulted dungeons and apartments, are still in good preservation. |
| FOSSE AND DRAWBRIDGE (Remains of) | Fosse & Drawbridge (In Ruins) | 003.06 | On the land side it appears to have been protected by a strong wall, and a fosse and drawbridge. | |
| FOSSE | 003.06 | Farther inland, on the top of the Main Cliff, there are still visible, traces of another fosse and rampart, for defending the approach to the fort. | ||
| DOVE COT [Findlater Castle] | 003.06 | The Dove cot. which belonged to the Castle stands near the farm steading of the Barnyards of Findlater, and is still in good preservation, and used for its original purpose - It is now the property of the Earl of Seafield - Date of erection not known. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Ph [Parish] of Fordyce -- Co [County] Banff.
[signed] J. McDiarmid c/a [civilain assistant]
Ordnance Survey - Banff county, OS Name Books - Banff county - Volume 12 - Parish of Fordyce, OS1/4/12
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Fordyce.
Ordnance Survey - Banff 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 Banff, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.