Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUERN FOUND HERE [Gordonstown] | Querne found here Querne found here Querne found here |
Mr Gordon, Farmer, Gordonstown. Mr Gordon, Crofter, near Gordonstown. Revd [Reverend] Mr Minto, Kirkton, Clatt |
043 | When one of the Tenants of Gordonstown was improving a piece of waste ground, about the beginning of the present year 1866, he found a small round stone which had formed part of a handmill, having a feeding hole in the centre. It measures about 15 inches in diameter and can be seen at Gordonstown. |
| WHITE HILL | White Hill White Hill White Hill |
Mr Gordon, Farmer, Gordonstown Mr Gordon, Crofter, near Gordonstown. Revd [Reverend] Mr Minto, Kirkton, Clatt. |
043 | A low hill to the North of Mar's Road. It was on this hill that the Clan Forbes fortified themselves in 1572, when they fought against the Gordons at Tillyangus. An old historian says that when the Gordons' were seen marching up the hill "Forbes fortifyed himsel with a large camp." |
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Parish of Clatt
[note attached to "Quern found here"]
Quern. - A handmill." (Ang. Sax. [Anglo Saxon] Clarke)
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.