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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLT DOBHRAIN | Allt Dobhran Allt Dobhran Allt Dobhran |
Mr. William Glenny Little Millhuie Mr. George Spence West Howmuir Mr. John Spence East Howmuir |
061 | A Stream which issues from Springs a little East of Foremoss and forms the bottom or Channel of a slopping [sloping] Glen; leads S.E. [South East] for abt. [about] 2 miles where it enters the River Don at a Cottage on the County road called the Kindie Bar. The name in English is Otterbrook etc. |
| BRUGH | Brough Brough Brough |
Mr. William Cran Farmton Occupier Mr. Peter Cran Old Morlich Mr. James Anderson New Morlich |
061 | A Circular little fort on the Summit of a narrow range or promontary, situated a little N.E. [North East] of where a Burn called Allt Dobhran cross the County road also abt [about] ⅛ of a Mile West of Glenkindie House Demesne, at present under plantation |
| FOSSE [Brugh] | Fosse Fosse Fosse |
Mr. William Cran Farmton occupier Mr. Peter Cran Old Morlich Mr. James Anderson New Morlich |
061 | The Fosse is almost defaced on the E. [East] it being filled up for Cultivation and in which a Stone wall inclosure denotes the interior rim The other portion, the wall denotes the exterior rim of Fosse. Mr. P. Cran remembers in his boyhood some 60 years past the Fosse of which being well defined It seems little or nothing can be known with certainty about this Fort and some other ones about the Wilds of the Don. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Strathdon Detached
Note: Allt Dobhrain -- Allt, a Mountain Stream: Dobhran, An Otter. Gaelic. ( The Plan to be altered)
Note: Brugh -- Brugh, Brogh, Brough, Burgh. An encampment of a circular form. In Lothian, encampments of the Circular form are called Ring-forts, from A.S. hring, orbis, Circulus. This name is also given to the stronger Sort of houses in which the Picts are said to have resided. (Jamieson)
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.