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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREAK | Creak Creak Creak |
Valuation Roll. Revd [Reverend] Mr. Ronald, Cabrach. Mr. Mitchell, Whitehillock |
042 | A small hamlet on the Estate of Craig, occupied by farmers and Agricultural Laborers, |
| CRAIG HEAD | Craig Head Craig Head Craig Head |
Mr. Mitchell Whitehillock, Mr. David Hay, Tillybreedless Mr. William Scott, Creak. |
042 | A rough rocky rising ground to the West of Craig |
| BERRY HILLOCKS | Berry Hillocks Berry Hillocks Berry Hillocks |
Mr. Mitchell Whitehillock, Mr. David Hay, Tillybreedless Mr. William Scott, Creak. |
042 | Applies to some small hillocks a little to the South east of Creak, so called from Wild berries growing thereon. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Auchindoir & Kearn
CREAK
In 1511 Crawok = Cravok
Elsewhere is Creach or Crevach
Crevach = Craobhach a woody place. JMD
"Creagh .s. [singular] A raid, plunder etc." (Jamieson)
"Creach .s.f. [singular feminen] Plunder etc. (Gaelic)
"Creach. Adj. [Adjective] Blind. Grey." (Gaelic)
This name is Evidently a bad spelling
of "Creach," but as it is the name of a [small]
village, and well authenticated in its
corrupt mode, it is so written on [Plan ]
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.