What is recorded here
This grey commemorative plaque records: The Crabstone. Boundary stone of the lands belonging to John Crab, Baillie of the Burgh in 1314. The stone also marks the site of the skirmish in 1571 between the rival families of Gordon and Forbes and of an engagement in 1644 between the citizens of Aberdeen and the royalist forces of the Marquis of Montrose.
The Crabstone marks historical territories and conflicts, including lands owned by John Crab in 1314 and skirmishes between the Gordon and Forbes families in 1571 and Aberdeen citizens against Montrose's royalist forces in 1644.
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