Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE CIST FOUND HERE A.D. 1861 [Elphin] | Stone Cist found here AD 1861 Stone Cist found here AD 1861 Stone Cist found here AD 1861 |
George Brechin, Kinharrachie John Kidd Blindburn Thomas Robertson Elphin |
038 | In the Year 1861, when Thomas Robertson, the tenant of Elphin was trenching and draining a park at the back or near the houses, he came across a stone cist containing bones and black earth. |
| STONE CIST FOUND HERE A.D. 1818 [Kirkhill] | Stone Cist found here A.D. 1818 Stone Cist found here A.D. 1818 Stone Cist found here A.D. 1818 |
George Brechin, Kinharrachie John Kidd Blindburn Thomas Robertson Elphin |
038 | In the year 1818 as the late farmer at Kirkhill was draining he found a stone Cist, Containing bones and black earth. |
| KIRK HILL | Kirk Hill Kirk Hill Kirk Hill |
George Poulson,Mains of Arnage John Kidd Blindburn William Roberts Elphinhill |
038 | A rising ground about one mile South east of Arnage Station, the hill is generally speaking, Cultivate there being only a small patch of whins at its top. There was no chapel or Kirk here about as the name would lead a person to believe |
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Parish of Ellon
[Note relating to 'Kirk Hill'] - "Altho' there be two different places in the parish called Kirkhill, one in Turnerhall's interest, and the other in Ellon's, yet no vestige of a place of worship can be found; only in the land of Esselmont, on the Chapeltoune, there are the ruins of ane Chapell but nothing remarkable about it. (Collections of the shires of Aberdeen & Banff)"
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 29 - Parish of Ellon, OS1/1/29
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Ellon.
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.