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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… season. Drainie DRAINIE, a parish, in the county of Elgin; including the villages of Lossiemouth and Stotfield, … of whom 16 are in the hamlet of Drainie, 4 miles (N.) from Elgin. This parish consists of the ancient parishes of … of Gordonstown. The parish is in the presbytery of Elgin and synod of Moray, and in the patronage of Sir William …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… their committal. Duffus DUFFUS, a parish, in the county of Elgin; including the villages of Burgh-Head, Cummingston, … are in the village of New Duffus, 5 miles (W. N. W.) from Elgin. The name of Duffus is supposed to be derived from the … the chief communication of the people is with the town of Elgin, to which there is a good turnpike-road, and a light …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… the Moray Frith, and the mountains of Banff, Aberdeen, and Elgin. The whole promontory is covered with excellent …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… from the lower end of the town, and communicates with the Elgin railroad. Numerous steam-boats ply in the Frith of … quarries of freestone and trap; ironstone occurs in the Elgin coalfield, and was formerly wrought, and pyrites of … House, the pleasant and retired seat of the Earl of Elgin, is a handsome mansion, beautifully situated on an …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 41 the diplomat and collector Thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin (1766-1841), 42 the antiquary Barré Charles Roberts …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… EDINKILLIE, or Edenkeillie, a parish, in the county of Elgin, 8 miles (S.) from Forres; containing 1237 inhabitants. … EDINVILLE, a hamlet, in the parish of Dallas, county of Elgin; containing 17 inhabitants. Edmondstone EDMONDSTONE, a … inhabited, though at present no one resides upon it. Elgin ELGIN, a burgh, market-town, and parish, in the county …
Parliament Rolls of Medieval England
… keeper of forest of Moray to cause master Walter, dean of Elgin, to have in forest of Laundmorgun twenty oaks fit for …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… the bishopric. Meantime as my lord of Huntly had ridden to Elgin of Murray to meet his friends as appointed, I went … and encouraged her friends, who look daily for relief. Elgin. "Be your servitour at command redy." Written by …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… St. Andrews, Abirdene, Irwin, Linlytqw, Hadingtoun, Elgin, Invernes, and Banff. "Thair is sindrie of the noblemen …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… understanding that you purpose to change the provost of Elgin: we pray you not to do so, but retain him who is in …