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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] 178
Parish of Strathdon

[Note beside 'Torr nà Sìthiun Wood']
accent not necessary [Initialled] Alexander McD.
See page 141. [Initialled] JMcD
Torn, To turn
Torne, a tower
Shin of a hill. The prominent or ridgy part of the declivity, with a hollow on each side, one of the many allusions, in local designation, to the form of the human body. (Jamieson)
Torr a mound, a conical hill a heap &c.
na Sithinn of the venison

Transcriber's notes

Entry for 'Cathach Burn' is scored out - See Page

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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