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Ellie Forbes & Jennifer Russell

Tiny Scots village which 'disappeared in a sandstorm' 300 years ago to be explored in new project

Historians will explore the legends of a tiny village that disappeared in a sandstorm 300 years ago - amid superstitious claims the disaster was punishment for whisky smuggling.

The history and folklore of Culbin in Moray is to be revisited during a new project led by Robert Gordon University and Moray Libraries.

Culbin disappeared in The Great Sand Drift of 1694 with many superstitions about why tragedy struck the coastal community.

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