Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benholm | Benholm Benholm Benholm Benholm Benholm Benholm Benholm Benholme Benholme |
Sheriff's List of Meresman Land of the Lindsays Memorials and Angus Mearns Johnston's County Map Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Myers (Manse Benholm) Mr. R. Young (Parish Schoolmaster) Mr Carr Baillie Bervie New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Old Statistical Acct. Vol. [Account Volume] 15 |
The Etymology of the name is sufficiently obvious, Beu a Hill and holme a piece of low lying level ground. This derivative suggests the Idea of a diversified surface of hill and dales and this is not undescriptive of the general aspect of the Parish. The length and breadth of the parish are nearly equal, as it extends about three miles from North to South, and the same distance from East to West: Consequently it may contain about nine square miles. It is bounded on the Southwest by the parish of St Cyrus; on the Northwest by that of GarvocK; [continued on Page 3] |
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No Detached portions of nor in this parish - See Reference Book.
O.M.O. [Ordnance Mapping Office]
Ordnance Survey - Kincardine county, OS Name Books - Kincardine county - Volume 4 - Parish of Benholm, OS1/19/4
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Benholm.
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.