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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042961
Shelfmark:
RHP429
Holding Institution:
National Archives of Scotland
Title:
A Plan of the Moss of Cairnbulg : May 31 1737
Creator:
Jaffray, John (b.1689, d.1768)
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Creator:
Moir, William (active 1739)
Creator Role:
Landowner
Creator:
Douglas, George (active 1737)
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Date:
1737
Description:
This plan of 'the Moss of Cairnbulg' was drawn by John Jaffray in 1737 as proof of boundaries, in a dispute between William Moir and a neighboring landowner concerning the moss. The veracity of the map is witnessed by two signatories. It shows the moss and surrounding lands, between Invernorth, Inverallochy and the coastal area of Cairnbulg, south of Fraserburgh, in Aberdeenshire, with annotations concerning the cutting of peat, including the note 'Here the people of Whitecairn did cast Peats formerly'. The cornland or arable field is marked. Below the title, Jaffray notes that the numbers across the map are depths in feet measured by Mr. George Douglas of Whiteriggs and 'Mr. Gordon of Logie Commissr'. They probably record the thickness of the peat, as there is a note that 'The figures with this mark + show where the Moss is deepening'. Below the title box is a note by George Douglas 'This is the plan of the Moss of Cairnbulg referred to [?] [?] [?] [?] proof led by Mr. Moir anent the said Moss [?] May 1737 George Douglas [?]'.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
42 x 54cm (1' 4 9/16" x 1' 9 1/4")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured
Subject Place:
Aberdeenshire
Subject Place:
Cairnbulg
Subject Place:
Moss of Cairnbulg
Subject Place:
Moss of Inverallochy
Subject Place:
Moss of Invernorth
Subject Place:
Rathen
Subject Place:
Scotland
Reference:
Adams, Ian H., Scottish Record Office. Descriptive list of plans, v.1, 1966, p.7.
Rights Statement:
Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
110646968
Repro Title:
A Plan of the Moss of Cairnbulg : May 31 1737 [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042961c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00002118
Repro Capture Date:
29/01/2001 14:10:00

A Plan of the Moss of Cairnbulg : May 31 1737 [1 of 1]

A Plan of the Moss of Cairnbulg : May 31 1737 [1 of 1]