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- 111 - Rathen , Title Page
- 112 - Rathen , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEMSIE | Memsie Memsie Memsie |
Mr D. Bruce Berryhill Mr J Urquhart Memsie Mr James Birnie Memsie |
002 | This name applies to a large district, the greater part of which is under Cultivation, It is Situated about two miles west of the Church of Rathen, the property of Sir John Bayly London. |
| Site of CAIRNS [Memsie] | (Site of) Cairns (Site of) Cairns (Site of) Cairns |
Mr James Birnie Memsie Mr Birnie Waterside The Rev. [Reverend] J. B. Pratt M.A. [Master of Arts] |
002 | Cairns of Memsie. The Cairnmoor of Memsie lies north-east from the House. In a "Description of the Parish of Rathen, by Auchiries, A.D. M.DCC.XXIII," [1723] among Macfarlane's M.S. [Manuscripts] Geographical Collection, is the following account: North from Memsie is a large muir, named the Cairnmuir, from three very large Cairns of Stones, half a mile north-east of Memsie; they are about a hundred yards distant from one another. Each is near a hundred yards of Circumference at the basis, and [continued p.5] |
| CAIRN | Site of Cairn | Mr. James Birnie, Memsie Mr Birnie. Waterside |
002 | Cairns of Memsie. The Cairnmoor of Memsie lies north-east from the House. In a "Description of the Parish of Rathen, by Auchiries, A.D. M.DCC.XXIII," [1723] among Macfarlane's M.S. [Manuscripts] Geographical Collection, is the following account: North from Memsie is a large muir, named the Cairnmuir, from three very large Cairns of Stones, half a mile north-east of Memsie; they are about a hundred yards distant from one another. Each is near a hundred yards of Circumference at the basis, and [continued p.5] |
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Aberdeenshire Parish of Rathen.
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 76 - Parish of Rathen, OS1/1/76
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Rathen.
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.