Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEAL CHÀRN | Gilchearn Hill Gilchearn Hill Gilchearn Hill |
Estate plan of Glenbucket, 1863. Mr Stewart, Factor, Fife Keith Mr McNicol. Glenbucket Lodge |
050 | A large hill on the summit of which runs the bounding line between this parish and Banffshire |
| LITTLE GEAL CHÀRN | Little Gilchearn Hill Little Gilchearn Hill Little Gilchearn Hill |
Estate plan of Glenbucket, 1863 Mr Stewart, Factor, Fife Keith Mr McNicol, Glenbucket Lodge |
050 | Is a continuation of the Southern portion of Gilchearn Hill, over which the boundary runs dividing this parish from Strathdon |
| CAOCHANDAIL HILL | Cuchendail Hill Cuchendail Hill Cuchendail Hill |
Estate plan of Glenbucket, 1863 Mr Stewart. Factor. Fife-Keith Mr McNicol. Glenbucket Lodge |
050 | Applies to a heath clad hill situated near to the boundary of Banffshire. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Glenbucket
[Note beside Geal Chàrn] - See Geal Cairn. The same name Gilchearn written on Sheet 68 Tarland (Deld. ) [Deleted] and in name Book p. [page] 30 for the same Ph [Parish].
[Note beside Geal Chàrn Beag] - Written Little Geal Cairn apparently to the same hill. The names are widely the same but differently pronounced & spelled
See Remarks for the above Corrections. [Initialled] J.C.
[Note beside 'Cuchendail Hill']
Cach. The rest: others. "Cach a cheile", used for "Gach, a cheile" each other, or each his match.
Dail. A field, A meadow, A plain - Dail. Dalach. Dalaichean. Delay, procrastination; A meeting, convention: An attempt; friendship; attachment; A fortress, fastness; Credit, trust. (Gaelic)
Cnoc Caochain Daill. Hill of the dark or obscure streamlet
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.