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Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 8 - Parish of Belhelvie, OS1/1/8

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Belhelvie Parish

"Ward. A division of an army." (Jamieson)

"Cath. A battle, Fight, War etc. (Gaelic) See Cromlech
This, and the above name would lead to the supposition that a Camp might be looked for here.
I have not been able to find any vestige of one, but there is a tradition that a Battle was fought hereabouts. [Signed] B.R.

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.

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