Country code |
GB |
Repository code |
234 |
Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
Reference |
RHP21 |
Title |
Plan of the moss and lands of Mosstowie, Hillside and the Greens in the parish of Elgin, Moray |
Dates |
Feb 1766 |
Access status |
Open |
Access conditions |
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Location |
On site (Sighthill) |
Description |
'A Plan of the Moss and Lands of Mosstowie, Hillside and The Greens all lying in the Parish of Elgin and County of Murray'. By John Home, surveyor. [1:6700] 1 inch = 7.5 Scottish chains. 510 x 1070 mm. Ink and colour wash. Linen backing. Detailed estate plan with boundaries of lands coloured. Runrig with tenants' names and land use indicated - arable, pasture, moss and moor. Steadings, dam loch, mill town, roads and ford noted. Table of contents giving acreages of farms. Description of soils and quality of land. Names of adjacent lands. Illustrated key. Detailed instructions from magistrates of Elgin and the Earl of Fife. Relief by brushed hachures. Pictorial drawings of ducks in the lochs. |
Level |
Item |
Extent |
1 plan, flat |
Copyright |
Crown Copyright |
Related material |
CS231/E/1/18 (Petition) |
Archival history |
Court of Session Records (CS) |
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PL466 | Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland |
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