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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 'Allt na Gaothair'] -
It is either Allt a Ghaothair or Allt nan Gaothar but I have no doubt the latter is the correct form.
If Gaothar is the proper word it must be fem pl. [feminine plural]
A. na' Gaothar
Allt. A mountain stream
Gaothar. A lurcher, A cross bred dog, being half greyhound, And half fox hound; Anciently a greyhound. (Gaelic)

[Note beside 'Ceann-a' Chùirn'] - Ken-a' Chuirn. The abrupt ending of the head of the hill or something like that. [Signed] P. Munro

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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