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Fishertown of Hilton and Blacktown

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LOCATION: Fishertown of Hilton and Blacktown
PERIOD: 19c
DISTRICT: Fearn
OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ROSS:Fearn
CONTRIBUTOR: Highland Libraries
COLLECTION NAME: Down to the Sea (maps)
CREATOR: Johan Sutherland
DATE OF ORIGINAL: 1989

Fishertown of Hilton has an area of eight acres which was included in the rental of Fearn Abbey 'for furnishing fish to the place'.

Blacktown was also a very small hamlet which was raised on the beach behind the chapel of Hilton, St Mary's Chapel.

These illustrations were taken from 'Down to the Sea' by Jessie MacDonald and Anne Gordon

IDENTIFIER: QZP40_0950237000_P008

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