Volume contents
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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DRUMFERGUE | Drumfergue | John Smith Coynachie James Smith Drumfergue James Grant Drumbulg |
033 | A large Farm Steading with a garden attached, in good repair. The property of the Duke of Richmond. (Drum, a ridge: and the latter part of the name is, from the pronouncation supposed to mean wrath. Thus - Ridge of Wrath. |
THE DRUM | The Drum | John Smith Coynachie James Smith Drumfergue James Grant Drumbulg |
033 | This as its name implies is a long ridge extending Eastward from the Farm of Drumfergue towards that of Coynachie. |
WOOD OF DRUMFERGUE | Wood of Drumfergue | John Smith Coynachie James Smith Drumfergue James Grant Drumbulg |
033 | Consists chiefly of birch trees and is situated at the South base of the Drum. |
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County of Aberdeen Parish of Gartly
George Rose 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.