Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE CIRCLE [Monymusk] | Druidical Temple Druidical Temple Druidical Temple |
Mr James Porter Mr Ogilvie Mr John Adam |
063 | Three standing Stones, Situated in a field adjoining the Parsonage, They bear no inscriptions. but are in a natural state, and believed to have been a Druidical Temple. It is not known whether there were formerly more stones than at present exist. |
| JOCK'S POT | Jock's Pot Jock's Pot Jock's Pot |
Mr J. Porter Mr Ogilvie Mr J. Adam |
063 | Situated at a turn in the river about half a mile north of the village of Monymusk, |
| PITFICHIE CASTLE (In Ruins) | Pitfichie Castle Pitfichie Castle Pitfichie Castle Pitfichie-castle Pitfichie Castle |
Mr J. Porter Mr Ogilvie Mr J. Walker Fullarton's Gazetteer New Statistical Account |
063 | There is nothing of this building now remaining but the walls, which are rather high, and of a quadrangular form, and a spiral tower, It is supposed to have been built early in the 16th Century, Property of Sir Archibald Grant, "There is an old castle in the parish, called Pitfichie Castle, the Castle has been unroofed for many years" New Stat [Statistical] Account |
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Aberdeenshire -- Ph. [Parish] of Monymusk
[Comment under "Stone Circle"]: Altered to "Stone Circle" in accordance with order from Southampton dated 10th Decr. [December] 1864 [Initialled] [T.L.]
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 64 - Parish of Monymusk, OS1/1/64
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Monymusk.
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.