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Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 38 - Parish of Glenbucket, OS1/1/38

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Parish of Glenbucket

[Note beside "Clachdubh Hill"]
should be written in Correct Gaelic
Clach, Cloiche Cloich, A stone; A certain; A certain weight. Clach stone,
Dubh. Duibhe. adj. [adjective] Black, dark; sad, mournful.

[Note beside "Allt Sùghain Hill"]
Allt A mountain stream
Sowen. The paste employed by weavers for stiffening their yarn in working
The name Allt-sowen is altogether Gaelic There is no part of it Broad Scotch.

[Note beside "Allt Sùghain"]
Sowens Porridge. Pottage made of cold sowens, by mixing meal with them while on the fire (Jamieson)
Sowen A mispelling of Sughan or Subhan
subhan Juice sap, Thin sowens
sughan Thin sowen. - It may be the plural of Sugh a berry i.e. Allt Sughain The stream of the berries

Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 38 - Parish of Glenbucket, OS1/1/38

This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Glenbucket.

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.

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