Volume contents
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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BIRCH HILL | Birch Hill | Mr George Forbes, Whitelums Mr Allardes, Tillyminnate George Gatherer, Rhynie |
034 | An oblong shaped hill of nearly the same height as the Clashneen hill, Nearly all Covered with rough pasture. A thick birch wood grew on the west side of it, (which was burned some years ago.) hence the name. |
DARNIE HEUCH | Darnie Heuch | Mr George Forbes, Whitelums Mr Allardes, Tillyminnate George Gatherer, Rhynie |
034 | This name applies to a steep place on a bend of the Kirkney Water, slightly broken a few scattered trees grow on the face of it. |
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County of Aberdeen Parish of Gartly
George Hobson C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 36 - Parish of Gartly, OS1/1/36
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Gartly.
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.