Volume contents
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- 201 - Auchindoir etc , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNOC CAILLEAICHE | Knockcaillich Knockcaillich Knock nae halich |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Ronald, Cabrach Mr. Mitchell, Whitehillock Mr. Murdoch McKenzie Preventive Officer, Rhynie |
042 | An old wife's hill, is a Conical shaped hill, pretty steeply escarped on all sides. From the summit an extensive view is afforded of the adjacent valley or low country, but the circumstance of greatest interest connected with it, is the remains of a native or British camp. I cannot learn of any tradition connecting the history of this hill with any particular heroine. |
| DEN OF WHEEDLEMONT | Den of Wheedlemont Den of Wheedlemont Den of Wheedlemont |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Ronald, Cabrach, Mr. Mitchell, Whitehillock Mr. Hay, Upper Wheedlemont |
042 | A hollow having a fine spring at its Commencement from which a small stream issues called Den Burn. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Auchindoir & Kearn
CNOC CAILLEAICHE
Knock - from the Celtic Cnoc. A hill etc. (Jamieson)
Noun [S. Mas] "Cnoc - A hill.
Cailleach - Old Wife" (Gaelic)
Cnoc Cailleaiche - Old Wife's Hill.
[Signed] R. Dickson S.R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 6 - Parish of Auchindoir and Kearn, OS1/1/6
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Auchindoir and Kearn.
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.