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Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 81 - Parish of Strathdon, OS1/1/81

Continued entries/extra info

[Page] 39
Parish of Strathdon

Described in Page 35 Lady Lea Hill

[Note beside 'The Garbet']
Garbh Bad?
Garbet is generally supposed to be either Garbh allt or Garbh ath, rough burn or ford.

[Note beside 'Tomhearn']
Tom Iaruin
Tom a chaorruinn, Knoll of the rowan [Initialled] JMcD
Tom Iaruin, Iron hillock
The meaning attached to this name by the people of the Locality
should be stated in the
Descriptive Remarks.

Transcriber's notes

Entry for 'Ladylea Hill' - Described in Page 35

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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