Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GADY BURN | Gaudy Burn Gaudy Burn Gaudy Burn Gady Water Gadie or Gady Gaudy River Gadie |
Mr Brown, Farmer, Hillside. Mr Gordon, Farmer, Gordonstown. Mr Cook, Smallburn. New Stat Act [Statistical Account] Pages 635.-92-3-728.847.1019.1020. Old Ballad - (Ibid P. [Page] 1020. Johnstons Co [County] Map. Donean Tourist. |
043 | A stream rising in the western extremity of the Parish and flowing for about a mile in a north easterly direction forms the western boundary of this parish, and afterwards running due east through the centre of the Parish falls into the Urie. It is from this stream that the popular ballad "Gaudy rins" takes its name. |
| HILLSIDE | Hillside Hillside Hillside |
Mr Brown, Hillside. Mr Gordon, Gordonstown. Mr Cook, Smallburn. |
043 | A croft with outhouses and garden attached situated on the mar's Road, property of Sir H.P. Gordon, Bart. [Baronet], Knockespock. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Clatt
[notes under "Gady Burn"]
"Gad, Gade - A rod" - written also "Gaud".
"Gaudeis, Gawdes. - A jewel."
"Gaudy. - Tricky mischievous." (Jamieson)
"Gaudy - A feast." (Clarks
"Gad - Straggling." (Clarks)
For further information &c. see name Sheets of the parishes Auchindoir and Sealie.
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 14 - Parish of Clatt, OS1/1/14
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Clatt.
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.