History and castle Rothes
an official notice james, earl of findlater, of intention feu town on mains of rothes placed on 12 december 1763 elginshire council, , in 1766 seafields laid out plans crofting township align north-south along valley. forms genesis of of road patterns in rothes today. planned town formed cross replicate saltire in honour of st. andrew. overlay old unplanned predecessor, can still seen on ground. formal let of 23 tenements earl placed on 1 march 1790.
rothes inhabited long before castle built; far ad 600; missionaries had visited area , built chapel on chapel hill.
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