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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Banffshire => Topic started by: KEM on Tuesday 29 August 06 11:27 BST (UK)

Title: Does anyone know anything about Leitcheston?
Post by: KEM on Tuesday 29 August 06 11:27 BST (UK)
Family of Hay were listed as living at Lietcheston in Banffshire up to 1860s. Now there is a sign, an old dovecot and a new house there. Does anyone know what was there in the past or have any information?
Thanks
Karen
Title: Re: Does anyone know anything about Leitcheston?
Post by: bervonian on Sunday 10 September 06 12:35 BST (UK)
The only thing I can discover about Leicheston is that there is a farm whose address is:

Leicheston Farm,
Enzie,
Buckie,
Banffshire AB56 5BW.

and Leicheston Cottages AB56 5BL.

A website mentions that Leicheston was purchased by the Duke of Gordon from the Gordons.
Title: Re: Does anyone know anything about Leitcheston?
Post by: Grothenwell on Tuesday 12 September 06 20:05 BST (UK)
From the "House of Gordon" by JM Bulloch "Leitcheston is a small property in Rathven, Banffshire" the first "Gordon of Leichestoun dwelt in the Enzie". Unfortunately i didn't find any reference when it passed to the Hay family.