Volume contents
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- 91 - Belhelvie , Title Page
- 92 - Belhelvie , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| BELHELVIE [Continued] | [Continued] " Scotland, selected it as the levellest place they could find for measuring a base line of 5 miles and 100 feet. The South end of this line begins on the top of a Small hill called Tarbathy, on the South boundary of the parish, and terminates on a rising ground at Leyton, on the estate of Menie, near a barrack where a coast guard is at present Stationed. Colonel Colby R.E. [Royal Engineers] superintended the measurement of the line." (New Stat. Acc. [Statistical Account] P. 241-2) There is no portion of this Parish detached, nor any part, or portion, of another another parish contained within the Boundary of this Parish. [signed] E.H.C. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Belhelvie
Note. Belhelvie is one of the oldest Parish Churches in Scotland, in fact from the earliest
period of which we have record it existed as a parsonage & Parish Church. EHC
Note. I intend when the Plans are returned from South'ton [Southampton] to show
on the Plans, the two extremities of this Base-line, according
to the wish of Sir H. James. The reasons of using this are now
in my possession.
[Signed] EHC Cap. RE [E.H. Courtney Captain Royal Engineers]
[Add] only one end in this Parish EHC
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 8 - Parish of Belhelvie, OS1/1/8
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Belhelvie.
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.