Volume contents
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- 87 - Carbrach , Title Page
- 88 - Carbrach , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGE OF KING'S FORD | Bridge of King's Ford Bridge of King's Ford Bridge of King's Ford |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Ronald. Cabrach. Mr Kellas, Tornichelt. Cabrach. Document in Connection. |
041 | This Bridge was erected in 1852, partly by money bequeathed by the Revd [Reverend] James Gordon, sometime Minister of Cabrach, for the purpose of building a bridge at the most convenient place, at or near King's Ford. Is a structure of one arch through which flows the River Ault Dovern. |
| DEAD WIFE'S HILLOCK | Dead Wife's Hillock Dead Wife's Hillock Dead Wife's Hillock |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Ronald, Cabrach. Alexander Gordon, Cabrach. Mr Kellas, Tornichelt, Cabrach |
041 | This is a detached piece of moss Bank, a short distance north of the Stapler Road, on the ridge of the hill. It is said that during the famine in the end of the 17th Century "the seven ill years," A woman was found dead there, who had perished of want, with a child alive sucking her breast, and that it had since retained this name. I understand it is called "Yard Hillock" on the Estate Plan. [Signed] Robert Dickson, Sapper, R.E. [Royal Engineers] |
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Cabrach Parish
[Signed] Robert Dickson, Sapper, R.E. [Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 11 - Parish of Cabrach, OS1/1/11
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Cabrach.
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Aberdeen, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.