Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cout Stone | Cout Stone Cout Stone Cout Stone |
William Wylie. Gourdon Robert Black Gourdon James Simpson Gourdon |
025.09 | A conspicuous mass of rock, on the beach, South of Gourdon Harbour, about 25 Chains, and visible at half tide. |
| Couts | Couts Couts Couts |
William Wylie. Robert Black. James Simpson. |
025.10 | Three detached rocks, visible at low water, and Situated, about 1/4 mile South of the mouth of Gourdon Harbour. |
| Haughs Bay | Haughs Bay Haughs Bay Haughs Bay |
William Wylie. Robert Black. James Simpson. |
025.13 | A small bay near the mouth of Benholm Burn and immediately opposite the Haughs of Benholm. |
| Point O'Bard | Point o' Bard Point o' Bard Point o' Bard |
William Wylie Robert Black. James Simpson. |
025.13 | A rocky point visible at low water, and situated immediately S. of Haughs Bay, This is spoken of by some as Point o' Bad, but is more probably a corruption of the Gaelic "Ard," a very common prefix to points, and head-lands in Scotland. B.R. J.McDiarmid c/a [Civilian Assistant] |
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Ph [Parish] of Benholm -- Kincardine Shire
Cout Stone [Note] " Cout or Cowt - A young horse Carr - of Colt" (Jamieson)
Haughs Bay [Note] "Haugh, Hawch, Hauch, Halche - Low lying flat ground" (Jamieson)
Point o' Bard [Note] "Ard, A height, an eminence, a hill high land, &c. (Gaelic.)
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.