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Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 81 - Parish of Strathdon, OS1/1/81

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Parish of Strathdon

[Note beside 'Caochan Tarsuinn']
Cross Burn {Tarsuinn, Across, transversely or obliquely, over from side to side
Cross Burn {Caochan. A rivulet; An eddy of air; whiskey in its first process of distillation (Gaelic)

[Note beside 'Spùt Geal']
Geal. Anything white; A mark to shoot at

[Note beside 'The Fleuchats']
Flichead. Moisture ooziness, degree of moisture or wetness,
Fliuchan (Fliuch) A wet spot, A drop of any fluid (Gaelic)
Fliuch with old term. at a wet place. English pl. [plural] added [Initialled] JMcD

Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 81 - Parish of Strathdon, OS1/1/81

This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Strathdon.

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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