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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE HILL | White Hill White Hill White Hill |
Estate Map of property A. D. 1823 Mr. Alexander Walker Gardner Castle Newe Mr. J. E. Douglas Occupier, Buchaam |
060 | a hill the greater portion of which is in Cultivation and laid out in parks, situated about 20, Chains northward of Buchaam Farm House. The property of Sir Charles Forbes. |
| MEALL BEAG | Millbeg Hill Millbeg Hill Millbeg Hill |
Estate Map of property A. D. 1823 Mr. Alexander Walker Gardner Castle Newe Mr. J. E. Douglas Buchaam |
060 | a conspicuous range of hill, rising to a conic top, situated abt. [about] 30 Chains E. S. E. [East South East] of Ben Newe and extending northward to the Glenbucket parish boundary. It seems rather questionable whether this name is derived from the word 'Muil' s. [signification] a promontary or 'Meall' a lump, a knob, a heap, a hill, &c very probably the latter (?) which is more natural to the shape of ground or outline; Then the name should be Mealbeg - in preference to that given on the Estate Map _ It is also said, what represents a nose or promontary should frm [from] the original be 'Mul' as is frequently shown on the Map of Scotland Mull of Cantire Mull of Calloway &c in either case Mill is evidently incorrect as a rule _ 'Hill' is written after by Sr. [Sapper] Dickson's Order. Hill is fully expressed in Meall Beag. |
| DOWNINGS OF BUCHAAM | Downings of Buchaam Downings of Buchaam Downings of Buchaam |
Estate Map of property A. D. 1823 Mr. Alexander Walker Gardner Castle Newe Mr. J. E. Douglas Buchaam |
060 | Inserted on the Estate Map 'Downings of Buchaam' it indicates the name which consists of three Conspicuous Conic topped hillocks, situated a little westward of a particular curve of the River Don abt. [about] 25. Chains S.S.W. [South South West] or Southward of the Mains of Glenbucket Abt. [About] 65. Chains E. [East] of Ben Newe, It is said the name is derived from the Gaelic word Dun (The plural Dunen &c) for the word Knoll or hillock. In Dr. [Doctor] Armstrong's P. [Page] 216. A very merited article is given on the word 'Dun' with reference to upwards of a dozn. [dozen] of the earliest languages known. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 55
Parish of Strathdon
White Hill [Correction initialed] C.M.B.
Meall Beag
Meall nom. plur. [nominative plural]. Mill A hill, a lump &c.
Mill Beage _ The Little lumps or hills
Maol _ Mull or chief headland or Cape of land
Millbeg is not likely maol beag
Meall Beag is quite right. Mill is the common E. [Etymological] form of Meall. JMcD.
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.