goldie and Lido Doratti wrote: >Can any Lister help me out pinpointing the croft of DOULSBURN, parish of Speymouth? I'm doing some Innes research in the area and cannot find it on the Land Ranger map #28. > I eventually ran it to earth in Thomson's "Atlas of Scotland" published in 1832. This shows Doulburn to the southwest of Mosstodloch, and south of Bauds. You can see this on the NLS site at: http://www.nls.uk/maps/atlas/thomson/566.html (click on the map to view) I estimate that this would be in map square NJ3059, and its disappearance may be due to the fact that the former branch railway line from Orbliston Junction to Fochabers runs pretty close to that location. Gavin Bell

Thanks Gavin, I wasn't far off, but close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades!!! Goldie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gavin Bell" <g.bell@which.net> To: <moray@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 8:49 AM Subject: Re: [MORAY] Croft of DOULSBURN - found at last! > goldie and Lido Doratti wrote: > >>Can any Lister help me out pinpointing the croft of DOULSBURN, parish of >>Speymouth? I'm doing some Innes research in the area and cannot find it >>on the Land Ranger map #28. >> > > I eventually ran it to earth in Thomson's "Atlas of Scotland" published > in 1832. This shows Doulburn to the southwest of Mosstodloch, and south > of Bauds. You can see this on the NLS site at: > > http://www.nls.uk/maps/atlas/thomson/566.html > > (click on the map to view) > > I estimate that this would be in map square NJ3059, and its > disappearance may be due to the fact that the former branch railway line > from Orbliston Junction to Fochabers runs pretty close to that location. > > > Gavin Bell > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MORAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >