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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] 195
Parish of Strathdon

[Note beside 'Caochan Tarsuinn']
signifies "The cross Burn". [Initialled] E.H.C.

[Note beside 'Bruthaichanluig']
Should not the two being so near each other and of the same size &c. be written in
gaelic that is Bruachan sluic, banks of the trench wd [would] describe the place. The burn falls rapidly into gorge between steep banks [Initialled] JMcD
Bruachag. A bank &c
Sloc. A pit.
Bruthach An accent, ascent, a steep, a hill side, a precipice
A dol a Suas an bruthach. ascending the acclivity or ascent.
Bruthaich an luig (The brae at the hollow)

[Note beside 'Blàrdùbh']
Blàr A plain, a field, ground, spot. a green &c
Blàr Dubh The black ground, being once a peat moss & therefore black ground

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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