and this 1832 map has it spelled "Achynanie", just southeast of Keith http://www.nls.uk/maps/early/523.html -- Jo-Ann -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Neil Boyd" <[email protected]> > > One refernce I found to Achynachy was "an old ruinous house, two miles > south-west from the church, where the parish borders that of Botriphny." The > parish referred to is Keith, Banffshire and this extract is quoted from > "Illustrations of the Topography and Antiquities of the Shires of Aberdeen and > Banff" by Joseph Robertson, 1869. Auchinachy is mentioned on page 241 and this > section seems to be, in turn, quoted from Macfarlane's Geographical Collections > for Scotland A.D. MDCCXL11 which, I think, is 1742 though, I'm sure someone will > correct me if otherwise! > Hope this is of some help to someone. >