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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESS BURN | Dess Burn Dess Burn Dess Burn |
Mr. John Muggauch Mr. George Ray Mr. Stephenson |
082 | A large Stream formed by Lumphanan Burn and the boundry stream between Coull and Aboyne, it has a rapid course on which there are two falls, at a place on the burn called the Sloc of Dess. There are two mills close by its sides, one a Spinning, the other Saw, afterwards falling into the River Dee at Desswood |
| SLOC OF DESS | Sloc of Dess Sloc of Dess Sloc of Dess Sloc of Dess Sloc of Dess |
Mr John Muggauch Mr. George Ray Mr. Stephenson. Waulk Mill New Statistical Account James Ogg Esq. |
082 | Two falls on the Dess Burn. The burn at this place descends about 50 ft in a distance of thirty yards, the falls do not exceed 12 feet perpendicular and A circular hollow on Dess burn into which descends the falls, one half of this feature is represented in Kincardine O'Neil ph. [parish]. |
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Aberdeenshire Parish of Aboyne Names Ats. [Authorities] & described by D McLean S.R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
Transcriber's notes
Falls of Dess [Crossed out. Description incorporated into Sloc of Dess as arrowed]
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 4 - Parish of Aboyne and Glentannar, OS1/1/4
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Aboyne and Glentannar.
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.