tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121054037205674754.post5080979244745131135..comments2021-04-08T04:02:13.907-07:00Comments on The Peel's Blog: Aikenway on Map dated 1654Christopher Peelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980328356709466858noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121054037205674754.post-23472688315763157182020-06-04T13:28:56.109-07:002020-06-04T13:28:56.109-07:00Good evening Mr peel,
I grew up in Orton and I ha...Good evening Mr peel,<br /><br />I grew up in Orton and I have always had a fascination with Aikenway Castle. Do you know if there are any portraits etc of the castle? Do you happen to know anything about the flat topped hill (previously called Gallow Hill on old OS maps), due north of the collie farm?<br /><br />Iain CattoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482336963034782760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121054037205674754.post-13002165939698919472019-09-19T10:14:53.773-07:002019-09-19T10:14:53.773-07:00Mr. Peel, I placed a photo on my website of the cr...Mr. Peel, I placed a photo on my website of the croft house in Aikenway - maybe you can tell me if it's yours or not. Also - your permission is requested to add a link on that page to your blog :) In this photo is my 2nd cousin, Hamish McRae (London Independent Newspaper) and his daughter. https://meetwithfamily.com/our-ancestry-pages/macrae-of-scotland. Thank you, Dan SmithJupiter PIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595851740723403157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121054037205674754.post-5732815767132205652019-09-19T09:53:31.154-07:002019-09-19T09:53:31.154-07:00Hi,
Thank you for your valuable comments. There wa...Hi,<br />Thank you for your valuable comments. There was an old croft on our property which was demolished a long time ago before we purchased the property. It was referred to as the Shepherds cottage. There is another croft further down towards the river that is still standing and it might have been this one. It overlooks Aikenway Farm and is not on our property. Well done. ChrisChristopher Peelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980328356709466858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121054037205674754.post-56196359051041760652019-09-19T09:13:58.543-07:002019-09-19T09:13:58.543-07:00Hello Mr. Peel. My great great grandfather Donald...Hello Mr. Peel. My great great grandfather Donald MacRae, his wife, Jane (Dickie) MacRae and their daughter, Catherine MacRae lived at Aikenway Croft from at least 1901 to 1909 (when Donald MacRae died there on on 18 December 1909). Jane (Dickie) MacRae died at Aikenway Croft on 15 Nov 1919. Both Donald & Jane MacRae are buried in the Rothes Old Churchyard. Donald MacRae, who was born in Kintail, was previously a shepherd at the Huntly Lodge during the lodges' ownership by the Duke and Duchess of Gordon. I have a photo of Donald and his family you are interested. Jupiter PIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595851740723403157noreply@blogger.com