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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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[Page] 141
Parish of Strathdon

[Note beside 'Torr na Sithean']
Torr an t-Sithein Knoll of the fairy knoll Sithean is a mas. [masculine] noun hence an-t-Sithein
Sithean nom. sing. [nominative singular] Sìthein gen. sing. [genitive singular] na used with a feminine noun [Initialled] Alexander McD.
if "venison" Sithinn
As the name stands it is "the Knoll of the fairy hillocks" which is quite good. [Initialled] JMcD
venison hillock {Torr. A hill or mountain. Sithiorm Venison. Sithiormach, (sithiorm) Abounding in venison, like venison.

[Note beside 'Rinn Dearg']
Rinn is fem. [feminine] use Roinn
The Red Head Rinn. A promontory. A point. Dearg. Red; real, &c &c (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.

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