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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downie Point | Downie Point Downie Point Downie Point Dunie or Dunan Downy Point Downie |
Mr Robert Duthie (Stonehaven) Mr Alexander Webster (Stonehaven) Mr Robert Reid (Stonehaven) Scots Magzine 1807 P. [Page] 733. Johnston's Co. [County] Maps. New Stat. Acct P. [Statistical Account Page] 214 |
017.04 | "There is also a small Dun or a rock at the eastern extremity of the Bay, named Dunie i.e. Dunan i.e. the little fork." (Scots Magazine 1807.) A projecting headland on the S.E. [South East] side of the Harbour of Stonehaven. There are no remains of fortifications on this parish as the name implies, which is evidently a corruption of the word Dun or Dunnie, it is now always spoken as written, Viz. Downie. |
| Red Craig | Red Craig Red Craig Red Craig |
Mr R, Duthie Mr A, Webster Mr R, Reid |
017.04 | "In this parish the only quarry of now sizeable extend is in the sandstone Cliff above the harbour of Stonehaven which has been wrought for a great many years, and has furnished stones for the greater number of the hands in that town. It has the name of the Redcraig, and from a part of it called Sclatecowes, a lumpish sort of a flag was formerly taken, and used for the purpose of slate. With these Some of the primitive houses in the town are still covered. "(New Stat Acct. P. [Statistical Account Page] 226)." The above names are well known Sclate Cowes applies to a laminated species of Sandstone now below high water mark. B.R. |
| Sclate Cowes | Sclate Cowes Sclate Cowes Sclate Cowes |
Mr R, Duthie Mr A, Webster Mr R, Reid |
017.04 | "In this parish the only quarry of now sizeable extend is in the sandstone Cliff above the harbour of Stonehaven which has been wrought for a great many years, and has furnished stones for the greater number of the hands in that town. It has the name of the Redcraig, and from a part of it called Sclatecowes, a lumpish sort of a flag was formerly taken, and used for the purpose of slate. With these Some of the primitive houses in the town are still covered. "(New Stat Acct. P. [Statistical Account Page] 226)." The above names are well known Sclate Cowes applies to a laminated species of Sandstone now below high water mark. B.R. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Dunnottar
Downie Point [signed] B. Render Corpl R.E. [Corporal Royal Engineers]
Sclate Cowes [notes]
"Sclate - Slate"
"Cow - A rude Shed &c"
(Jamieson)
Ordnance Survey - Kincardine county, OS Name Books - Kincardine county - Volume 6 - Parish of Dunnottar, OS1/19/6
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Dunnottar.
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.