From: charlesellson@btinternet.com   
      
   On Mon, 1 Sep 2025 08:17:41 +0100, JMB99  wrote:   
      
   >On 31/08/2025 19:34, Charles Ellson wrote:   
   >> Maybe an elongated version of village green/ town square ? See also   
   >> Grantown -https://maps.app.goo.gl/negQmGjReJ9nh8rd9   
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   >I think Grantown was a planned town.   
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   It was but the underlying foundation was development along a road like   
   several other places around the Highlands, several others of which   
   also have a widened area or town square along the route. Tomintoul is   
   similar but with the square offset to one side, both have parallel   
   back roads on each side. The proportion of carriageway/footway/other   
   space varies but the general theme is a more open area on a road   
   through a town.   
      
   >Some time ago I went to a talk about 'turf houses'.  Most of Grantown   
   >was turf houses but the Duke of Gordon ordered them all to be replaced   
   >by the granite buildings that you see now.   
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   >People liked turf houses, they were warm!  We were told that Lord Lovat   
   >had one and only used his official residence when entertaining important   
   >visitors.   
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