OS1/4/16/138
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NETHER MILLS | Nether Mills (Corn) Nether Mills (Corn) Nether Mills (Corn) Nether Mills (Corn) Nether Mills (Corn) |
Valuation Roll of 1865 Joseph Donald Farmtoun George Gordon Cairnhill New Statistical Account Robertson's Map of Banffshire 1822 |
015.13 | Two corn mills erected by the Monks of Grange who bound their tenants to bring their whole crops to these mills, because they were levied the tithe of corn, which since the Reformation has been exacted under the denomination called multures.There is an ordinary farm steading a few crofters dwellings and a few Cottars house with gardens attached which might be termed a Hamlet or clachan, it will be observed that the two mills are in one building, the whole is the property of the Earl of Fifes Trustees. |
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[Page] 138Co [County] of Banff -- Parish of Grange
[note] Nether-mills not Nether Mills (Corn)
"There is no village in the parish
but there is a Clachan Called Nether-mills"
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
[signed] James Gray
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