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Alexander Kinnaird of Culbin, " comprehending the 

 particular lands, milns, fishings, and others therein recited, 

 with the Manse of the Chappell and Chaplanrie of St. 

 Nioian, lands of Earnhill and lands of Easterbin, with the 

 pertinents." 



Article 62 shows that, on the 27th July, 1698, Alex- 

 ander Kinnaird sold to the said William Duff the whole 

 lands and barony of Culbin, the fishiugs belonging thereto, 

 the tiends thereof, and all other pertinents. 



It does not appear that William Duff kept the estate 

 long in his possession, for we find from article 64 that he 

 disponed the whole to his son, Alexander Duff of Drum- 

 muir, on the 16th November, 1698, who disponed the 

 same to his second son, John Duff, on the 15th February, 

 1725. John Duff, with consent of his trustees, sold Culbin 

 on the 19th January, 1733, to Ludovick Colquhoun of 

 Luss, for the sum of £11,366 19s 8d Scots. The inventory 

 bears to have been signed by John Duff, at the Abbey of 

 Holyrood House. Probably he had been there taking 

 refuge in the sanctuary, in order that he might be pro- 

 tected from his creditors. 



I may here notice some historical points mentioned in 

 Shaw's " History of Moray," published in 1775. In 

 speaking of Culbin he says — " About 1705 the house, 

 o-ardens, and a great part of the lands were quite covered 

 with sand blown from Maviston Hills, and the barony was 

 sold to Alexander Duff of Drummuir." Further on he 

 says that the said Alexander Duff purchased Moy, and 

 " conveyed Moy and Culbin to his second son, John Duff, 

 and from his creditors, Major George Grant made the 

 purchase about 1732 ; upon whose death in 1755 without 

 issue, these lands came to his nephew, Sir Ludovick Grant 

 of Grant." 



