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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILLE-BHAN PLANTATION | Gillavawn Plantation Gillavawn Plantation Gillavawn Plantation |
Estate Map Mr C MacHardy Forrester Mr Alexander Walker Gardener. |
060 | A plantation of Fir Wood on a rising ground immediately north of Castle Newe. |
| QUARRY WOOD | Quarry Wood Quarry Wood Quarry Wood |
Estate Map Mr C MacHardy Forrester Mr Alexander Walker Gardener |
060 | A plantation of Fir Wood a little north East of Castle Newe |
| CLUGGIN HOWES | Clugginhowes Clugginhowes Clugginhowes |
Estate Map Mr Alexander Walker Gardener Mr C MacHardy Forrester |
060 | This name applies to several irregular hollows at the south west end of Quarry Wood. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Strathdon
[Note beside 'Gille-bhan Plantation']
Gille-bhan does not make sense
Gealbhann Plantation
?
?Coille bhàn
light cold. [coloured] wood.
Gealbhonn plantation ie Sparrow Plantation
So the natives pronounce it - Killievan. Gealbhann is inadmissable because the accent is wrong. Gille ban is a "fair lad."
Gealbhonn or Gealbhon A sparrow [Initialled] JMcD
Gille A boy, lad, youth.
Bhan. Downwards, Down, from above, (Gaelic)
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.