Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbuthnott | Arbuthnott Arbuthnott Arbuthnott Arbuthnott Arbuthnott Arbuthnott Arbuthnott Arbuthnott Arbuthnott Arbuthnot |
Sheriff's List of Meresmen Land of the Lindsays Memorials of Angus and Mearns New Stat. Act. [Statistical Account] Johnston's Co [County] Map Valuation Roll 1862-63 Mr F Jolly. Meresman. Voter's List Mr Glegg (Banker Bervie) Slaters Directory |
"Authentic documents in the possession of the Viscount Arbuthnott afford the most distinctive evidence that previous to the twelfth century, the name of that family and of the district was Aberbothenothe, that, about 1335, it had become Aberbuthnot, and about 1443, Arbuthnott. Aber denotes the influx of a river into the Sea, or of a smaller Stream into a larger, Both, Bothena a dwelling, a baronial residence, Scotice 'The House,' Neth or Neoth-ea (Jamieson's Scott Dict. Diss. [Scottish Dictionary Dissertation] p. [page] 18) the Stream that descends or is lower than Something else in the neighbourhood, whence the name of Aberbothenothe may be understood to mean "The confluence of the water [continued on page 2] |
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Arbuthnott [note]
No Det: [Detached] portions of - nor
in this parish - Book of
Reference page 31
OMO [Ordnance Mapping Office] 29 Novr. [November] 64 [1864]
Ordnance Survey - Kincardine county, OS Name Books - Kincardine county - Volume 1 - Parish of Arbuthnott, OS1/19/1
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Arbuthnott
Ordnance Survey - Kincardine 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 Kincardine, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.