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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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Aberdeenshire -- Parish of Cruden

[Note relating to 'Dùn a Chlùmhaich'] - when the meaning of the word is not understood and cannot be traced with certainty to its original sense would it not be better to write it as near as possible to agree with the pronounciation given by the Country people?
'Dùn na Chloiche'] - These 2 words are suggested for one to be chosen nearest the sound and meaning of the word. I can get no information as to the name further than given here. [Initialled] JMcD.
Dun. A heap: a hill, hillock, mound; a fortified house or hill, fortress, castle, a fastness tower.
Clùaich (i.e. Clùithach), a hero. (Gaelic)
Cromlech. A term applied to a huge flatstone resting on other stones, set on end for that purpose; supposed to be the remains of Druidical Altars.

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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