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OSO [Ordnance Survey Office] Aberdeen
20th Novr [November] 1866
Captain Parsons.
I find that a Stream which
Divides the Parishes of Alford
and Tullynessle & Forbes is written
by Captn [Captain] Pratt, "Dool's Burn (Alford)
While I am inclined to adopt
the orthography as "Dughall"
in the Parish of Tullynessle.
my reason for this latter way
of spelling it, is that Dughall
is the Gaelic word from which
the Burn takes its name, (a
highwayman of that name
having given it): Captn [Captain] Pratt
has adopted the pronunciation
of the name only, so far as I
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Capt [Captain] Courtney
It is considered
that Dughall is the
preferable mode of spelling
this word but it will
be necessary to be supported
by proper authority in
your name books.
If you will let me know
that your mode of spelling
is supported, and return me
this note as authority I will
have the Plans of Alford
altered. R. M. Parsons
Cap R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers]
26 Nov [November] 1866
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 5 - Parish of Alford, OS1/1/5
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Alford.
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.