Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERNYBRAE | Fernybrae Fernybrae Fernybrae Fernybrae Fernybrae |
Robert Smith Esqr. Glenmillan Mr. James Strachan Milton of Auchenhove Mr. John Milne Ph. [Parish] Registrar Blelack Mr. William Davidson Occupier Revd [Reverend] Charles McCombie L.L.D. [Doctor of Law] |
071 | A Crofthouse, a dwelling house & outhouse one storey high thatched and in tolerable repair, the property of F. Farquharson Esqr. Finzean. |
| BOGENTASSIE | Bogentassie Bogentassie Bogentassie Bogentassie Bogentassie |
Robert Smith Esqr. Mr. James Strachan Mr. John Milne Mr. John Kemp Perkhill Revd [Reverend] Charles McCombie L.L.D. [Doctor of Law] |
071 | Two Small farm Steadings adjacent to one another consisting of two dwelling houses and outhouses all one Storey high, thatched and in tolerable repair, the property of Francis Farquharson Esqr. Finzean. |
| WIFE'S CAIRN | Wife's Cairn Wife's Cairn Wife's Cairn Wife's Cairn Wife's Cairn Wife's Cairn |
Robert Smith Esqr. Mr. James Strachan Mr. John Milne Mr. John Kemp Mr. John Troup Brankholme Revd [Reverend] Charles McCombie L.L.D. [Doctor of Law] |
071 | This name applies to a Small heap of Stones of about thirty Cart loads, promiscuously thrown together to mark the place where an old drunken Wife died, on her way over the moor, Some Sixty years ago; She went to get a drink of water from a Splendid Spring near to Macbeth's Cairn, fell down to rise no more, hence the Cairn to her Memory. |
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County of Aberdeen Parish of Lumphanan
Wife's Cairn. Seems to be extinct. JMcD
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 59 - Parish of Lumphanan, OS1/1/59
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Lumphanan.
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.