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“Satan” Paterson

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Auchenblae drover James “Satan” Paterson (1811-1889) lost his arm in a mill accident when young. He had a large stone tied into his empty sleeve as a “prosthetic”, which he used ferociously when fighting. He was nicknamed “Satan”, as he was unable to feel pain.

References

Mollyson, C.A. (1893) The Parish of Fordoun: Chapters in its History. John Rae Smith, Aberdeen. pp. 126-127

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Crime and Punishment Rural Life

Laughing stock

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Though the stocks as a punishment was far less common in Scotland than in England and “disgracing punishments” were considered old-fashioned by the 1790s… ..the last person to made a “laughing stock” in Fordoun was in July 1841, during the Paldy Fair.