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- 225 - Strathdon , Title Page
- 226 - Strathdon , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TORNACHOR BURN | Tornachor Burn Tornachor Burn Tornachor Burn |
Mr C Farquharson Tolduquhill Mr R Farquharson Tolduquhill Mr Adam Beattie Haugh |
060 | name of a Small Burn which issues from springs abt [about] 15. Chains W [West] from a conspicuous cluster of Rocks on the ph. [parish] boundary Called Reid Crag, and from the Said 15. chains SW [South West] of Reid Craig, it turns northward for about 33. Chains and Enters the Quillichan Burn at Tolduquhill Farm This very common name bears many meanings one of which for Tornachor Hillock with a projecting cliff or rocks in an upper portion of a glen &c. &c. |
| HORSEHOWE BURN | Horsehow Burn Horsehow Burn Horsehow Burn |
Mr C Farquharson Tolduquhill Mr R Farquharson, Tolduquhill Mr Adam Beattie Haugh |
060 | received the name, it is said, on account of horses being kept a grazing on and at where the Stream issues forth. It seems down the Slope of the green hill in a northern direction and enters Quillichan Burn about 10. chains above Tolduquhill farm. The property of Col: [Colonel] Forbes. |
| CAILLEACHRENNIE BURN | Caillechanrennie Burn | Mr C. Farquharson Tolduquhill Mr R Farquharson Tolduquhill Mr Adam Beattie Haugh |
060 | A mountain stream falling into Quillichan Burn |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parishes of Strathdon and Tarland Detached
[Note beside 'Cailleachanrennie Burn'] - Cailleachan An old woman: (Gaelic)
Transcriber's notes
Entry for 'Green Hill ' is scored out with a note stating 'See P. [Page] 46
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.