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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 'Allt Chuil']
If its meaning be Back Burn it should be written Allt Chùil not Cul Allt
Cùl Allt is not the burn name but the name of the place where the burn is situated
Cùl Allt - The back of the burn
Back Burn {Cul. The back of anything,
Back Burn {Allt. A mountain stream. (Gaelic)

[Note beside 'Ruigh Spairne']
Hillside of the struggle or contest [Initialled] JMcD
Speir. The Horn of a beast a hoof, a Claw
Speiran Derv. [Derivative] of Speir?
Righ. Righre, Righrean s.m. a king
Spairn. An effort, A hard struggle or violent exertion; A striving, contest or conflict, pain Agony; difficulty. Gaelic

[Note beside 'Caochan Dubh']
Caochan. A rivulet An eddy of Air; whiskey in its first process of distillation
Dubh. Black, darkness.

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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