Volume contents
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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GREEN SLACK | Green Slack | Mr Forbes Westseat Mr Forbes Whitelums James Harvey Backburn |
034 | This name applies to a marshy natural hollow, situated on the east side of the Hill of Kirkney |
RUSHY CROOK | Rushy Crook | Mr Allerdes Tillyminnate Mr J. Adam Corrylair Mr J. Smith Coynachie |
034 | A small hollow in the side of Kirkney Hill and near the Kirkney Quarries it is thickly covered with rushes, hence the name. |
Continued entries/extra info
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County of Aberdeen Parish of Gartly
[Signed] F.W. Nixon Lt. R.E. [Lieutenant Royal Engineers] 15 June 71 [1871]
J. Bucklow La Corp. R.E. [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers]
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.