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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCHIL HILLS | Ochil Hills Ochil Hills Ochil Hills Ochil Hills Ochil Hills Ochil Hills Ochil Hills Ochil Hills Ochels Ochil Hills Ochil Hills |
Fullartons Gazetteer Old Statl [Statistical] Account Forsyth's Beauties of Scotland New Statl [Statistical] Account Chamber's Gazetteer Mr. Baird (Writer Kinross) Full. [Fullarton's] Gazetteer Chalmers Caledonia 1st Vol [Volume] Page 111 Sibbalds Fife & Kinross Johnston's Co. [County] Map Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
014 | [situation] Comprising the Plan An extensive range of hills lying east & west & extending along the whole of the northern part of KinrossShire. A portion of the range is moorland but the principal part affords pasturage for cattle & Sheep, Some of the features in the range are of considerable elevation, the loftiest is said to be 1100 feet above the level of the Sea. |
| NORTH HILL | North Hill North Hill North Hill North Hill |
Bells Co [County] Map 1796 William Millar Senr [Senior] Middlerig Mr David Reid Milnathort Revd [Reverend] Mr Little |
014 | [situation] 1 7/8 miles N. by E. [North by East] of Warroch Hill An elevated hill feature in the Ochil range, & the most northern hill in this part of the county, from which circumstance it probably derived its name |
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Forgandenny Ph. [Parish] -- 14.B.
Ochills [Note] is a word signifying the hills of that name, is purely English and seems to be compounded of Oak and hills as if the word were written Oakhills Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 65 - Parishes of Forgandenny, Fossaway, Orwell, OS1/13/65
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Forgandenny, Fossaway, Orwell.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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 counties of Fife in the east of Scotland and Kinross in central Scotland. The boundaries of these counties were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.
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