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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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Parish of Strathdon

[Note beside 'Druim na Cuaich']
?Cuaich is "of the cuckoo."
cuaiche, of the cup or hollow, likely "cuckoo" is meant - if "cup" it would have been pron? [pronounced] quaich [Initialled] JMcD
Cuach. A drinking Cup. A coil. fold. plait: a curl, curl of hair, the hollow or bosom of a hill; the hollow part of a bird's nest.
Druim. The back of Annimals; the ridge of a hill, a roof: the Keel of a ship. (Gaelic)

[Note beside 'Glac an Lochain']
Glac. A hollow. A valley, A narrow valley; the hollow of the hand.
Lochan. A little lake. A pool

[Note beside 'Creag Mheann']
Meann most likely [Initialled] JMcD
Meann. A Kid; A young roe; A goat. (Gaelic)

*[Note regarding 'Delnadamph shooting Lodge] - There is a great diversity of opinion regarding the name of this hill, some of the people call it "Craig Fionn. Some Craig na Bhean - Craig-a-Bean &c but the most intelligent Gaelic scholars calls it Craig Meann i.e. The young Kids Hill - and pronounced "Crag My ann"

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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