Blair Collection > Place names in Strathbogie, with notes historical, antiquarian and descriptive

1 62 Place Names in Strathbogie.
and Corrynuisy,' — Corrynuisy being in the Lower
Cabrach. (2.) I have not found in any old docu-
ment the Lower Cabrach called 'Cabrach,' but the
name always applies to the Upper Cabrach. (3.)
None of the old charters of Lesmurdie, Succoth,
or Belcherrie, describe these places as being in
the Cabrach, but ' in the barony of Lesmordie
and Sheriffdom of Banff.' (4.) In many of the
Retours, all the Lower Cabrach on both sides of
Deveron, and the Banffshire portion of Glass, are
stated to be ' within the parish of Mortlach.' (5.)
In a list of members of the Synod of Aberdeen,
of date April 3rd, 1652, appear the names of Mr.
Andrew Ker (minister) at Cabrach, and Mr.
James Ross (minister) at Innercharach. On the
20th of Oct., 1652, ' the parishionerris of Strath-
divren ' represented to the Synod ' that at Enner-
charach ther was nether accommodation, nether
possible could be hade, for celebration of the
publick ordinances, wanting both manse and
gleib, and therefor desyring that thee minister
might be licentiated to celebrat the ordinances,
and that it may bie lawfull for the people to
convein with him for that effect at the kirk of
Cabrach, ay and whill convenient accommodation
may be obtayned and promooved in some other
centricall part of thie said parish ; with thie
which petition, the Assemblie, beeing ryply
advysed, and beeing satisfied with the reason-
ableness thereoff, doe yield therunto, and licen-