Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOAT [Old Rayne] | Moat Moat Moat |
Dr [Doctor] Mitchell, Old Rayne Mr John Packman Old Rayne Mr John Smith Old Rayne |
044 | About 60 years ago this moat was drained and cultivated, it is now scarcely traceable, but Mr John Packman, who is now a man of 75 years remembers of seeing the ditch filled with water and it was then called "The Lochie." |
| POST OFFICE [Old Rayne] | Post Office Post Office Post Office |
Mr John Packman Dr [Doctor] Mitchell Mr John Smith |
044 | A post office and dwellinghouse. The post arrives from Insch at 11.45 A.M. and at 4.50 P.M. departs to Insch at 7.50 A.M. and 1.15 P.M. Insch being the Major Office. |
| HEADHOUSE | Headhouse Headhouse Headhouse |
Sir J. D. H. Elphinstone, Bart. [Baronet] Mr John Packman, Rayne Mr John Smith Rayne |
044 | A dwelling house, slated &in good repair. It was in this house where the bailie Courts were held, and hence the name, Head House. Property of Sir J. D.H. Elphinstone. Bart. [Baronet] |
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Parish of Rayne
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 77 - Parish of Rayne, OS1/1/77
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Rayne.
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.