03. History from The Web
100 Tombreck Tombreck (1850 map)
The name is confusing as there are different spellings of it at different times...
101 Smiddyford/Roadside Smiddyford
Research into the history of Smiddyford is hampered by the problem of differing names...
102 Maryfield - Burnend Maryfield is a cottage built about 1900 across the road from the cottage noted in the map above. (Ma...
103 Katie McCallum's Cairn Katie McCallum's Cairn marks the spot where a woman (whose name, however, was Callum) died in the sn...
104 Dockington If you take the left fork at the Milton and follow the road to the Old Glenbuchat Kirk you pass thro...
105 The Kirkton Kirkton
The Kirkton is a steading beside the Manse and Old Kirk of Glenbuchat.
It may have bee...
106 Newton Newton
(Map From Ordnance Survey Maps - 25 inch 1st edition, Scotland, 1855-1882)
The newton is...
107 Belnaboth Belnaboth (Glass, Glenbucket, Towie). Baile nam both, " town of the huts or bothies."
1850 Beln...
108 Cottown Cottown
Map From Ordnance Survey Maps - 25 inch 1st edition, Scotland, 1855-1882
See Cottown to...
109 Tomachat Tomachat, possibly in Gaelic the Hill of the cat.
Tom, hill;
na, of the;
chat, cat (as in fia...
110 Belnacraig Belnacraig
In the centre of Glenbuchat is the largest of the original Clachans, Belnacraig.
Belna...
113 Glenbuchat Manse pre restoration Glenbuchat Manse – Before renovation 1975
Map of site 1850’s
Click for photo of manse today
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