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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITENDREIGH | Pitendreigh Pitendreigh Pittendrigh |
James Rait, Esqr Keig Revd [Reverend] Mr Lowe, Keig Valuation Roll 1859-60 |
053 | A farmsteading with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] Lord Forbes. |
| CHURCH [Keig] | Church Church Church |
James Rait Esqr Keig Revd [Reverend] Mr Lowe Keig Mr James Benton, Airlie |
053 | A substantial and elegant building erected in 1835. Contains about 600 sittings. Officiating clergyman Revd [Reverend] Mr Lowe. |
| MANSE [parish, Keig] | Manse Manse Manse |
James Rait Esqr Keig Revd [Reverend] Mr Lowe Keig Mr James Benton, Airlie |
053 | A commodious building of two stories having a garden and a small portion of ornamental ground attached. Erected in 1834. |
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Parish of Keig
[Note beside 'Pitendreigh'] - Pit A hollow (Gaelic)
Draoi - A Druid, a magician, &c
Draoid - A Druid, a magician, &c
Druidh - A Druid, a magician, &c
Druidhneach - A Druid, a magician, &c
Pit - A hollow. Jamieson.
n [noun] - Dreich - Dreegh - A dwarf, stunted, &c. Jamieson.
adj [adjective] - Dreich - Dreegh. - Slow, weary, tedious &c." Jamieson.
Pit an Draoidhe
Pit an Draoi The Druid's Hollow
pronounced very nearly as the name Pitendreigh in English O.M.O. [Ordnance Mapping Office] See Remark No. 8
Pett-an fhraoich, portion or town of the heather".
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 43 - Parish of Keig, OS1/1/43
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Keig.
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.