Cabrach Feerings (Classic Reprint) ~ Paperback ~ James Taylor

Excerpt from Cabrach Feerings The late Mr James Taylor, of Milltown, Lesmurdie, was much interested in his native place, and when chance brought in his way some old diaries and newspaper cuttings, relating to The Cabrach, which had belonged to his uncle, John Taylor, of Boghead, familiarly known as "Boggy," he thought it might occupy some leisure hours to arrange and elaborate them. But soon his enthusiasm grew, so that he was not content with these meagre records, but sought out every book containing any reference to Cabrach, and gathered information from every possible source. I had the pleasure of helping Mr Taylor in this work for some years, and I spent days in research in the Public Libraries of Aberdeen and Edinburgh, in the Advocates' Library, the Scottish Register House, and the British Museum Reading Room, while Mr Taylor, who was prevented by ill-health from journeying so far from home for this purpose, would eagerly wait for news of some elusive land charter or family history. lie was able to go to Elgin, however, and spent many an hour in the Library there, or in searching at home through the books he was able to buy or borrow. Mr Taylor had intended the work to be much more extensive; as readers will sec for themselves, the Upper Cabrach is not touched on in the chapter entitled "Traversing The Cabrach," nor is there much information about the school there. I have by me a paper on which are noted points to be cleared up, and give them here, in case any reader can supply the information: - Beldomey, Belcherry, and Succoth. Guestloan, proprietors as tar back as possible. Tenants of the three? When did Corrinassie come to the Duke of Gordon? The burying ground at Forteith. Is anything known of the writing of Mr Robertson, Woodside, Elgin, about the cists and skeletons found? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.