Old photograph of the Wishart Shop in the The Square in Cults a suburb on the western edge of Aberdeen road in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Cults, known for its historic granite housing, sits approximately six miles from the coast of the North Sea. The name is a corruption of Coilltean, the Scottish Gaelic word for Woods.
The surname Wishart was first found in Stirlingshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. William Wishart had a grant of the mill from the Abbey of Cambus Kenneth in the year 1200, and was associated with lands at Conon and Tulloch in 1254. Another William Wishart was a monk at St. Andrews in 1250. The family also held the lands of Kenny Murchardyn in 1279. Sir John Wishart rendered homage in 1296 to King Edward I of England on his brief conquest of Scotland. Wishart has appeared in many spellings as Wishart, Wishard, Wychart, Wisehart, Wisheart, Wiseheart and many more.
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