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Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 87 - Parishes of Towie and Strathdon, OS1/1/87

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[page] 10a
Parish of Strathdon Detd. [Detached]


Note: [attached to page 10] See two letters attached to O.N. Bk. [Ordnance Name Book] Ph [Parish] of Strathdon sh. 49 etc page 9.

50/16 Meikle Forbridge Hill in 1st col. [column] O.N. Bk. [Ordnance Name Book]
As this name is from "Fear-breige" "false man" I think Meikle Ferbreigs Hill is a better phonetic name ei being retained to lengthen the sound of the last part.
[Signed] Alexander McDonald 16.10.95

Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 87 - Parishes of Towie and Strathdon, OS1/1/87

This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parishes of Towie and 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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