Volume contents
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- 98 - Petercutler etc , Title Page
- 99 - Petercutler etc , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILLHEAD OF MILLTIMBER | Hillhead of Milltimber Hill of Milltimber |
Mr Sinclair, lessee, Milltimber Revd [Reverend] Mr Dalgarno. Valuation Roll. 1859. |
085 | This is a farm house, tenanted by farm laborers, with office houses, all in good condition. The farm attached to this house is cultivated by Mr Sinclair Property of Mr Robert Duff Fetteresso |
| BEANS HILL | Beans Hill or Biens Hill Biens Hill |
Mr Thomson, Upper Beanshill. Revd [Reverend] Mr Dalgarno Andrew Lawson, South Lasts. Val. Roll [Valuation Roll] 1859. In this authority it is written Beanshill. Revd [Reverend] Mr Allan Mr Smith, Schoolmaster. |
085 | This name is applied to a hill, entirely covered with heathy pasture situated about a fourth of a mile north of Upper Beanshill The mode of spelling adopted on the trace is the most common. Mr Smith traces the root of this name to a German word "bien", meaning a bee, and contends that there never was such a thing as the vegetable bean on this hill. Mostly all the leases of the farms are in the hands of the factor |
Continued entries/extra info
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Aberdeenshire -- Ph [Parish] of Peterculter
[Note beside 'Beans Hill'] - Called "Weather Craig" on Plan of Roads
It is, I think, a personal name - Bainishill A D 1598 Bainshill Poll Book cf. Fifeshill
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 71 - Parishes of Peterculter and Banchory Devenick, OS1/1/71
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parishes of Peterculter, and Banchory Devenick.
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.