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Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 22 - Parish of Cruden, OS1/1/22

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Parish of Cruden

[Note relating to 'Whiting Craigs'] - Whiting. The name of this fish is metaph, used for the language of flattery. S. [Scots] "He gave me whitings, but (without) bones" S. Prov. [Scots provincial] "That is, he gave me fair words" Kelly. The phrase to butter a whiting, is used in the same sense. S. [Scots] (Jamieson)

Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 22 - Parish of Cruden, OS1/1/22

This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Cruden.

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.

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