Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAD NA CUAICHE | Bad-na-Cuach Bad-na-Cuach Bad-na-Cuach |
Luke Grant Finnylost Mr. John Michie Forbes Lodge Mr. James Milne Bressachoel |
059 | Applied to a ridge of a hill lying between the Meikle Fleuchat & the Ernan water |
| FAIRY HILLOCK | Fairy Hillock Fairy Hillock Fairy Hillock |
Mr. Luke Grant Finnylost Mr. John Michie Forbes Lodge Mr. James Milne Bressachoel |
059 | Applied to a small hillock situated a short distance north from the junction of the burn of Dirrara with the Ernan Water |
| BLAR IME | Blar Im Blar Im Blar Im |
Mr. William Shaw Castletown Mr. Luke Grant Finnylost Mr. James Milne Bressachoel |
059 | Applied to a large portion of ground lying between the Ernan Water and the rocky hill called Sgorr Gorm & Craig Aighen |
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Parish of Tarland Detached.
Notes: Bad-na-Cuach - Bad, A tuft, cluster, bunch. A tuft of hair, a thicket, a clump of trees, or shrubs; a grove.
Cuach, - A drinking Cup, a coil, fold, plait, the hollow or bosom of a hill etc. (Gaelic)
perhaps Cuaich of the Cuckoo
JMD
Note: Blar Im - Blar, A plain, a field; ground; spot; a green
Blar, white faced; having a white forehead, Applied to Cows and horses
Im, Butter. (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.