Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEAL CHAIRN | Geal Cairn Geal Cairn Geal Cairn Geal Cairn Gilcharn |
Mr. William Shaw Castletown Mr. James Farquharson Dulridge Mr. James Michie West Corryhoul Mr. James McHardy Burnside Estate Plan of Edinglassie 1816 |
068 | Applied to a high & rocky eminence, situated about 1¼ Miles North of Corryhoul, the property of Sir Charles Forbes, Newe Castle |
| CORR BUIDHE | Corbuie Corbuie Corbuie |
Mr. James McHardy Burnside Mr. James Michie West Corryhoul Mr. James Symon Schoolhouse |
068 | Applied to a hillock on the west side of the Geal Cairn, deriving its name from its yellow appearance |
| MEIKLE CAOCHAN TARSUINN | Meikle Caochan Tarsuinn Meikle Caochan Tarsuinn Meikle Caochan Tarsuinn |
Mr. William Shaw Castletown Mr. James McHardy Burnside Mr. James Michie West Corryhoul |
068 | A mountain Stream rising in the hill called Geal Cairn and flowing in a South easterly direction for half a mile, is then joined by the Little Caochan Tarrsuinn; after which it changes its name t[o] the Meikle Burn |
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Parish of Tarland Detached
Note: Geal cairn - Geal, Anything white, a mark to shoot at (Gaelic)
Note: CORR BUIDHE - In Strathdon Parish - Is not Cor short in Corbuie- if so it cannot= Còrr
Note: Meikle Caochan Tarsuinn - Caochan Tarsuinn Mhòr why Mhor? Caochan is mas[culine].
Caochan Tarsuinn. Across transversely or obliquely
[Caochan] A rivulet. an eddy of Air, whisky in its first process of distillation. (Gaelic)
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 84 - Parish of Tarland and Migvie, OS1/1/84
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Tarland and Migvie.
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.