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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
THE LINKS The LinKs
The LinKs
The LinKs
William Sclanders Esqr. Factor Town Chamberlain, Forres
Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Garroch Manse, Burghead
Mr. R. P. Robertson, Schoolmaster, Burghead.
001; 006 This name applies to a large tract of uncultivated land Extending from Burghead to the Parish Boundary to the west. Along the Shore of the Moray Firth its extent to the South varies from ½ a mile to ¾ of a Mile broad And is bounded chiefly on the South by the County Road, leading from Burghead to Forres till it joins the road from Elgin to Burghead which forms the Eastern Boundary until it joins with the district of St. Æthans, the land is covered with Rough Pasture and Furze And presents a Striking feature to the eye being covered with Sandhills which have been formed by the drifting of Sand from the Sea Shore. The property of Major Cumming Bruce Dunphail House by Forres.

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