Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KING'S BURN | King's Burn King's Burn King's Burn |
Mr James Patterson Knowhead Mr George Davidson Kingshills Mr William Kennedy Newseat |
036 | A stream rising in a small tract of Moss in the parish of Fyvie about 25 chains north west of the croft of Broombrae in this parish and flowing in a south easterly direction for a considerable distance, it joins the Lochter Burn a little below Fingask House. |
| CAMP (Remains of) [King's Ford] | Camp Remain's of Camp Remain's of Camp Remain's of |
Mr James Patterson Knowhead Mr George Davidson, Kingshills Mr William Kennedy Newseat |
036 | Applies to a native Camp situated near to the Kings Ford & said to have been occupied by King Robert Bruce, the ditches attached to the Camp are still very entire & are about 12 inches in depth & the artificial banks are still visible. From Collections of the Shires of Aberdeen & Banff p [page] 580. "Of Ancient fields there was none fought here; only King Robert Bruce kept a camp here, at a straight place Called the Kings Foord lying on the north of the Church one and a half miles, from which the Kings Burn takes its name because it runs exactly by the same." |
| NEWSEAT | Newseat Newseat Newseat |
David Seton Esqr Portobello Mr William Kennedy occupier Mr James Patterson Knowhead |
036 | Applies to a croft situated near ½ Mile South of a number of Crofts called Whitemyres in the occupation of Mr William Kennedy and property of David Seton Esqr of Portobello. |
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Parish of Daviot
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 24 - Parish of Daviot, OS1/1/24
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Daviot.
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.