Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH NEWCLOCHTOW | South Newclochtow South Newclochtow South Newclochtow |
Valuation Roll James Sangster occupier John Forrest East Brigend |
039 | a farm Consisting of a dwelling house with gardens and out houses situated about ¼ of a Mile Eastward of E. [East] Brigend The property of Captain Gordon Clunny Castle |
| EAST BRIDGEND | East Bridgend or Clochtow Croft East Bridgend or Clochtow Croft East Bridgend or Clochtow Croft |
Valuation Roll John Forrest Occupier James Sangster New South Clochtow |
039 | a small farm, or croft, consisting of a dwelling house with outhouses and garden detached, Situated about ¼ of a Mile S.W. [South West] of New South Clochtow, also, about 13 Chains S.W. [South West] of where the Black Stank Water Crosses a pub: [public] Road. The property of Captain Gordon Clunny Castle |
| BLACK STANK | Black Stank Black Stank Black Stank |
Mr Charles Simm Upper Brownhill Mr Alexander Davidson West Broadmuir Mr George Cruickshank Brownhill |
039 | name of a stream which issues from Lochlundie Moss, and Crosses a public road called Peterhead and Newburgh road at a Bridge called Robbies Brig and receives various springs and drainage of Land &c. and enters the Sea about ¾ of a mile E. [East] of South New Clochtow. The name of the Stream is well known at various farms which it passes - Stank is the gaelic and also the Scottish of a Ditch the water being from a morass or Peat moss is generally dark in rainy weather. |
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Aberdeenshire -- Parish of Slains
[Note beside 'Black Stank'] -
Stank. A pool or pond, the ditch of a fortified town.
Stanked, surrounded with a ditch.
Stank-Hen A species of water-fowl that breeds about stanks or ponds. Ettr. For; supposed to be the Common Water Hen (Jamieson)
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 80 - Parish of Slains, OS1/1/80
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Slains.
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.