1790's crofting site in Longside area -decipher help needed

[Alan of Kaslo]

Greetings. I'm trying to decipher and locate the place name in the attached snip. It's listed as being in or near Longside Aberdeenshire. The time-frame is 1794.

Thanks in advance!

[KitCarson]

Hi Alan,

Happy New Year.  Is it Westertown?

Kit

[Alan of Kaslo]

Happy New Years to you as well!

Thanks.

There are at least three forms of Westertown/Westerton that I see on the Aberdeenshire map so far. I think I finally see it , not far from Lonside...

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17.0&lat=57.33597&lon=-2.50931&layers=6&b=1&o=100

[David Nicoll]

That’s a very long way from the Parish of Longside.
I find this viewer very helpful.

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/boundaries/#zoom=11.2&lat=57.53023&lon=-1.96373&b=9&o=100&dates=1880&point=57.5398,-1.9364

[Alan of Kaslo]

There are multiple Wesrtown/Westerton's in aberdeenshire. Using the map you linked you can see Westeron is very close to Longide. I think I linked the wrong one in my post above...

Thanks! I'll use that map in the future.

[David Nicoll]

Hi, what I was trying to point out was that George was baptised in the Parish of Longside? This is a long way from the Westerton and Longside that you have shown. While not impossible I would want more supporting evidence before identifying that place as the Westerton you have shown which is in Chapel of Garioch. Longside does the other birth give any clues? Elizabeth to James?

[Istrice]

The Roy Map of the Highlands (1747-1752) (https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=14.6&lat=57.51122&lon=-1.97051&layers=3&right=202) may provide a possible clue to the location you are looking for.  Longside Kirk is marked on the Roy map, and to the west of it he has noted an Eastertown, a Midtown, Yokieshill, and Inner(w)homry.  The last named exists on more recent maps as Inverquhomery.  In addition to this however, there are several small unnamed settlements shown, one of which may well be the Westerton you are looking for.

Istrice

[Alan of Kaslo]

Pardon me folks. I wasn't aware that there were two Longside Aberdeenshire's. Confused myself... when I saw Longside near Rayne there was a Westerton right beside it. Now I see where I went wrong...

Thank you!
I thought this might be it but it's not close enough to Longside
Map:
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17.6&lat=57.49732&lon=-1.81987&layers=6&b=1&o=100

Edit:  Now i'm noticing multiple Westerton's near Peterhead ... including this one near Aughtygall

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.9&lat=57.48619&lon=-1.84287&layers=6&b=1&o=100

[David Nicoll]

Good spot Istrice,

This Westerton is a possibility it may be the one you spotted Alan.

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/boundaries/#zoom=14.4&lat=57.52893&lon=-1.86213&b=11&o=100&dates=1880&point=57.4827,-1.8892

It is just in Peterhead parish, but perhaps easier to get to Longside Church. I have had instances like that, one of the seems to be called Westerton of Barnyards now.

Very tentative of course. Westerton just means West Town and a town in Scotland is usually a farm town (toun) and may be only a couple of houses, west of the Mains Farm usually.