Aucharua farm

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Re: Aucharua farm

Postby jwbas » Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:08 pm

Some of my McLachlan relatives lived in Aucharua Cottage from about 1905 till the 1930s. Is the cottage on Aucharua Farm and does anybody know if it still exists.
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Re: Aucharua farm

Postby skrik » Tue Jan 14, 2014 2:42 pm

You can GOOGLE the cottage at PA28 6RF, and the farm aswell.
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Re: Aucharua farm

Postby wheechmcgee » Wed Apr 02, 2014 10:09 am

Dear Aline, I am currently researching Angus Taylor and Florence Thomson for a US client who will be visiting Aucharua this summer - midges and all!! I can confirm that Angus had daughters including Flory Taylor. I am interested that someone has given a Viking twist to the name of the place as my view it is a Gaelic place name. Aucharua (anglicised as Achroy) comes from 'ach a ruadh' which means the field of red. Why it got this name I am not sure; possibly it was covered with red flowers or red heather or more gruesomely it may have been an old battlefield. I am a professional genealogist in Scotland by if you want more info contact me at wheechmcgee(at)hotmail.co.uk, regards John McGee :D
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Re: Aucharua farm

Postby skrik » Sat Apr 05, 2014 8:43 pm

It's the red earth and rock that gives it the name .
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