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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLT AN LOCHAIN UAINE | Allt an Lochain Uaine | Alexander McDonald, Glenlui Braemar. Mr John Grant, Inverey, Braemar Mr John Morgan. Inverey, Braemar |
087 | This name is applied to a small stream which flows from, and has its source in, Lochan Uaine to Allt Garbhecoire. Its course is nearly direct northern (Signifies the Burn of the Green Loch) |
| LEIRG GHRUAMACH | Learg Ghruamach | Mr Alexander McDonald Mr John Grant Mr J Morgan |
076 | This name is applied to a mountain pass situated at the foot of the western slope of Ben Macdhubh. Its greatest height is near the Well of Dee at the boundary between Aberdeenshire and Inverness-shire (Name signifies the grim pass) |
| ALLT NA LEIRG GRUAMAICH | Allt na Leirg Gruamaich | Mr Alexander McDonald Mr J. Grant Mr J. Morgan |
076 | This name is applied to a burn which has its source in the Wells of Dee. Its course is southerly and its length 1¼ miles. The river formed by the junction of this burn and Allt Gairbhecoire is called the River Dee. (Name signifies the Burn of the Grim Pass) |
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Aberdeenshire, -- Parish of Crathie and Braemar
[Notes]
ALLT AN LOCHAIN UAINE
? JMcD. It is the Burn of Lochan Uaine not of the Green Loch - a very different thing.
ALLT NA LEIRG GRUAMAICH
"S an là ud bha Comhal nam buadh
"Le cheòl's le shluagh air an leirg -- you see here, Learg is a plain by the Poet, not a pass
Smiths Ancient Poems
Làirig - A slope or pass between hills (McEachann's Dicy. [Dictionary] See also Highland Society Dict. &c [Dictionary])
Làirig Ghruamach - proper & correct Gaelic spelling
Learg [note] a plain, a shore, &c.
Mode preferred by Authorities
See Name Bk [Book] of 106 P44
ALLT NA LEIRG GRUAMAICH
definition of "Lairig" in McLeod & Dewar's Dicty [Dictionary] is not strictly accurate.
The foregoing authorities agree to the alterations made in the names of this page.
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 17 - Parish of Crathie and Braemar, OS1/1/17
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Crathie and Braemar.
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.