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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURGHEAD | Burghead Burghead Burghead |
Rev. [Reverend] Mr Garrow Mr. R. P. Robertson Mr. A Fraser Mr Young Solicitor Elgin |
001.15 | Applied to a small seaport situated upon a promontory jutting into the Moray Firth It is about Eight Miles North West of Elgin and nine North of Forres. the Village is composed of several regularly built Streets, partly one and partly two stories high the greater part of which is thatched the remainder being slated the whole are in fair repair There is a small, well protected harbour here where about Six hundred vessels enter anualy, the chief import is Coals and bones and the export is fish, Wood, and Stone, the greater part of the inhabitants live by fishing. There is a post office in the Village, three Inns, four public houses, also a Branch of the Caledonian Bank together with a G. A [General Assembly] School Free Church School and a female School. It is the property of W. Young Esqr |
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[Page] 11County of Elgin -- Parish of Duffus
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