Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THAINS BURN | Thains Burns | James Shand Easter Mosshead William Robertson Bothwellseat George Sellar Crofts of Shanquhar |
026 | A small steam taking its name from the Public Road leading to Huntly, and after a North-Westerly course of about 50 chains enters the Parish of Drumblade a few chains to the North-east of Easter Mosshead, and finally falls into the River Bogie, close to Huntly Station. It is supposed that a man named Thain, was found drowned in this burn. "hence the name". |
| BRUCE'S HOWE | Bruces Howe | James Shand Easter Mosshead William Robertson Bothwellseat George Sellar Crofts of Shanquhar |
026 | A name applied to faint traces of an artificial hollow, situated on the North-East side of Cot Hill, from 30 to 40 links wide. *Tradition records it to have been excavated by Robert the Bruce's army, about the year 1300 or 1400. |
| ENTRENCHMENTS (Site of) [Bruce's Howe] | James Shand Easter Mosshead William Robertson Bothwellseat George Sellar Crofts of Shanquhar |
026 | A name applied to faint traces of an artificial hollow, situated on the North-East side of Cot Hill, from 30 to 40 links wide. *Tradition records it to have been excavated by Robert the Bruce's army, about the year 1300 or 1400. *There are traces of other similar entrenchments on Cot Hill. |
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County of Banff (Det.) [Detached] Parish of Gartly
THAINS BURN James Thain lived on the side of the burn & farmed a bit of land 200 years ago but he was not drowned in the burn. JMcD
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.