Document 4/38/18 (NRS, RH 5/53)
- Description
- An inquest was made regarding two whales stranded in Fife in the previous January. It was found that they came ashore at St Ford in the barony of Ardross (FIF), on land belonging to John of Moray and Alice his wife. Witnessed by Richard of Melville and Richard Chamberlain, knights, John of Balcaskie, Robert of Rosyth and Simon of Balram.
- Firm date
- Saturday 6 September 1270
- Dating Notes
- Saturday before Nativity of B.V.M., 1270
- Place date (modern)
- Ruddon?
- Place date (document)
- Rendon
- Source for Data Entry
- NRS, RH 5/53
- Trad. ID
- NRS, RH 5/53
- Calendar number
- 4/38/18
- Charter type
- Inquest
- Language
- Latin
- Original (contemporary)
- yes
- Notes
- NRS, RH 5/53; Formerly C 47/22/12/5.