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- 225 - Strathdon , Title Page
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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLTNACISTE | AllnaCeist AllnaCeist AllnaCeist |
Rent Receipt Mr A. McIntosh occupier Mr John Davidson Milltown |
068 | Applies to a crofters house on the public road leading through Corgarff and about ½ mile west from Corgarff Church, the property of Sir Charles Forbes, Newe Castle |
| DIKEHEAD | Dykehead Dykehead Dykehead |
Mr A Davidson, Advocate Aberdeen Mr A Durward occupier Mr McHardy Manse Corgarff |
068 | A farm steading, with dwelling house & garden situated on the public road & about ¼ mile west from Corgarff Church, in the occupation of Mr A. Durward and property of Sir Charles Forbes, Newe |
| BOGLACH GORM | Bog Gorm Bog Gorm Bognum |
Mr William Shaw Castletown Mr J. Farquharson Dulridge Mr James McHardy Greenbank |
068 | Applies to a marshy peice of ground situated a few chains south of Dykehead |
| TOM BÀN | Tom Ban Tom Ban Tom Ban |
Mr William Shaw Castletown Mr J. Farquharson Dulridge Mr J. Durward Luib |
068 | Applies to a small hillock situated a short distance south east of the farm of Luib |
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[Note beside 'Boglach Gorm']
Bog tho' [though] properly an adj. [adjective] is constantly used as a noun. Bog gorm I think is right [Initialled] JMcD
Gorm. Blue. azure. blue of whatever shade: also green as grass. 'Feur gorm', green grass,
Gorm. A blue Colour; A grassy or green plain. (Gaelic)
[Note beside 'Tom Bàn']
Tom. A round hillock or knoll. A rising ground. A swell. An eminence; Any round heap.
Ban. Baine, white, pale, wan. fair. fair haired; Also vacant, waste, light in colour. (Gaelic)
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.