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Rutherhill, on the new Coast Railway between Elgin and 

 Garmouth, on the occasion of our last excursion, will 

 possibly consider it as a sub-aerial formation, possessing 

 the'peculiarities above described. 



ESTATE AND BARONY OF CULBIN. 



The estate was in the possession of a family named 

 Kinnaird from 1478 to 1698. It was sold to William Duff 

 in 1698, and remained in the possession of the Duffs till 

 1733, when it was sold to Ludovick Colquhoun of Luss. 

 I have seen the original inventory of the title-deeds and 

 papers in connection with the estate when it was sold in 

 1733. This document is headed — " Inventory of the 

 writes and evidents of the Lands and Barony of Culbin, 

 sold and disposed by John Duff of Culbin, with consent of 

 Alexander Arburthnott and James Blair, merchants in 

 Edinburgh, and Andrew Hay of Montblairy, Writer to the 

 Signet, trustees for the creditors of the said John Duff, to 

 Mr. Ludovick Colquhoun of Luss, advocate." 



The inventory contains sixty-eight articles, which fill 

 twelve pages of foolscap paper, from which the names of 

 the family of Kinnaird and their transactions iu bonds 

 and money matters can be ascertained. Article 1 shows 

 that in 1478 a charter under the Great Seal was granted 

 to Allan Kinnaird of that Ilk, and Janet Keith his spouse. 

 Article 37 shows that " William Duff, Elder Bailie of 

 Inverness," obtained a contract of wadset of " the five 

 ploughs of land of Bin, alias Middlebin, the salmon fish- 

 ing pertaining to the musle scalp of Culbin, and the 

 common stell on the water of Findhorn with the tiends, 

 parsonage, and viccarage of the said lands and fishings." 



Article 57 shows that, on the 17th Februaiy, 1694, 

 decreet of adjudication was obtained before the Lords of 

 Session, at the instance of the said William Duff, against 



