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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0043904
Shelfmark:
RHP8860
Holding Institution:
National Archives of Scotland
Title:
Sketch of the Line of March between the old & new Knockhill Mosses
Creator:
Abercrombie, Robert, Sir
Creator Role:
Landowner
Creator:
Ines, Mr. of Edingight
Creator Role:
Landowner
Creator:
Earl of Findlater
Creator Role:
Landowner
Date:
1700-1799
Description:
This sketch map shows the area of peat moss around the Knock Hill, north east of Keith, in the parish of Fordyce, Banffshire. The Knock Hill is in the top right hand corner, and there are notes on each area of the moss indicating who cuts peat there, or in one case that 'Moss almost cast out'. The map is undated but has been assigned at least to the 18th century. In the entry for the parish of Fordyce, in Sir John Sinclair's 'Statistical Account' (1791 to 1799), it mentions the cutting of peat and the various areas around the Knock Hill where it has been carried on. Those people who have cut peats are 'Mr. L[C?]owri in Bogtown', Sir Robert Abercrombie, and the owners or tenants of the lands of Hillend and Badenyouchers Farm, and 'the Blacksmith'. There is also a note that one area of land was purchased from 'Mr. Innes of Edingight' by the Earl of Findlater. The Findlaters no longer resided in the parish, having sold their family seat of Durn, at the end of the 17th. century.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
32.9 x 40.3cm (1' 15/16" x 1' 3 7/8")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Pen and ink
Subject Place:
Badenyouchers
Subject Place:
Banffshire
Subject Place:
Edingight House
Subject Place:
Fordyce
Subject Place:
Knock Bog
Subject Place:
Knock Hill
Subject Place:
Scotland
Reference:
Sinclair, John, The Statistical Account of Scotland, v.3, William Creech, Edinburgh, 1792, pp.45-65.
Rights Statement:
Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Derivative JPEG
Repro File Size (bytes):
11194540
Repro Title:
Sketch of the Line of March between the old & new Knockhill Mosses [2 of 2]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0043904c-0001.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00002248
Repro Capture Date:
16/02/2001 09:44:00

Sketch of the Line of March between the old & new Knockhill Mosses [2 of 2]

Sketch of the Line of March between the old & new Knockhill Mosses [2 of 2]