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Ordnance Survey - Kincardine county, OS Name Books - Kincardine county - Volume 10 - Parish of Fetteresso, OS1/19/10

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Parish of Fetteresso

[Below entry for Cheyne Hill:]
This name is supposed to be derived from the Gaelic
"Bealltuin or Beilteine", the feast formerly hald at May day
in honour of the God Belus - and the fire is supposed to have been lighted on this hill. B.R.

[Below entry for Glen Garron:]
"Garron or Gerron, A small horse." (Jamieson)

Ordnance Survey - Kincardine county, OS Name Books - Kincardine county - Volume 10 - Parish of Fetteresso, OS1/19/10

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Fetteresso.

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.

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