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26 June 2011

Strichen farms and crofts to let

FARMS AND CROFTS TO BE LET.

The under-mentioned Possessions on the ESTATE of STRICHEN, are to be LET, and entered to at Whitsunday 1812.

Possessions                                                  Present Tenants.             Arable Acres     Pasture Acres

WHITEHILL,                                                James Forrest,                about 100           200
MIDDLETHIRD,                                          John Greig,                      about 125           16
HILLHEAD,                                                 George Pirie,                    about 75             26
BLACKSLACK and                            }
LITTLE MAINS OF KINDROUGHT,}       George Watt,                   about 100           26
Part of NEWMILL,                                       John Cumine,         }        About 7
Do. BURNSHANGIE,                                  Widow Robertson, }        Acres
Do. WAUKMILL,                                         James Sim             }        each

These Possessions consist of a considerable proportion of good land, are within a very short distance of the populous Village of Mormond, and also of an excellent Lime Quarry.

The Ground Officer will shew the Farms, and John Anderson, Factor on the Estate, will inform as to other particulars, to whom offers are to be made.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 26th June, 1811.

13 February 2011

FARMS TO LET in the Counties of Banff, Elgin and Forres

FARMS TO LET
In the Counties of BANFF, and ELGIN, and FORRES,
belonging to CHARLES GRANT, Esq. of Wester Elchies

--County of ELGIN and FORRES --
- Parish of KNOCKANDO -

Names of the possessions
Names of the present tenants
KNOCKCHURN
Peter and Janet Grant
NETHER TAMDOW & CROFT STEPHEN
Lewis Margach and Robert Brown
LECKIN
John Smith
NETHER BORLUM
Hugh Beaton
CARDINACH
John Gow
CAIRDAW
John Troup & Margery Robertson
NEWTOWN
John Troup and Donald Handich
CLASHINDARRICH
Alexander Glass
UPPER TAMDOW
John Robertson
GARROLINBEG
William Margach
Half of UPPER KNOCKANS
James Robertson
TAMORE
James Grant
WAULKMILL CROFT
John Phinn
BYRETOWN
Alexander Lobban
BALLIMENACH
John Walker
Part of ACRES
Peter McGrigor


- Parish of DALLAS -

MAINS and MILL OF CRAIGMILL
Proprietor & Miller
TAMNANAIN
James Smith
Part of MEIKLE BRANCHILL
Peter Nairn
Do.  of  do.
Alexander Barron
Do.  of  LITTLE BRANCHILL
Robert Hardie


-- County of BANFF --
- Parish of ABERLOUR -

BALLIMULLICH
John Nicol


N.B.  The whole farms above mentioned, are to be let on leases in terms of former advertisements, at the house of Wester Elchies, on Friday the 1st of March next ; and offers till then may be lodged with John Grant at Carron, Factor for Elchies, or Peter Cameron, writer in Banff, either of whom will tell the contents of the respective possessions ; and Alexander Grant at Strandow of of Knockando, the ground-officer, will shew the marches.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 13th February, 1811