Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COW DEN | Cow Den Cow Den Cow Den |
Mr John Packman, Rayne Mr John Smith Rayne Dr. [Doctor] Mitchell Rayne |
044 | This name is applied to a small piece of ground planted in fir, but formerly a libertywas granted, through the Kindness of Sir J. D. H. Elphinstone Bart. [Baronet] to the people of Old Rayne to graze their cows upon it free of any charge. |
| STRATH-HORN | Strathhorn Strathhorn Strathhorn |
Mr James Cooper, Tenant Sir J. D. H. Elphinstone Bart. [Baronet] Rent Receipt |
044 | A farmsteading & dwellinghouse one storey, slated and in good repair; property of Sir J. D.H Elphinstone. Bart. [Baronet] |
| QUEEN'S FORD | Queen's Ford Queen's Ford Queen's Ford |
Sir J. D. H. Elphinstone Bart. [Baronet] Dr. [Doctor] Mitchell Mr James Cooper |
044 | Sir J. D. H. Elphinstone says that the Ford over the Ury at Strathhorn is called the Queen's Ford. The tradition goes that Queen Mary (of Scots) slept at Rothemay and crossed the Ury at that spot on her way to the House of Tillyfour where she remained the night previous to the Battle of Corriechie on the South side of the Hill of Fair |
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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.