Volume contents
- 1 - Fordoun , page 1 (start)
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- 221 - Fordoun , title page
- 222 - Fordoun , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crabstone | Crabstone Crabstone Crabstone Crabstone |
John Garland Factor Rev. [Reverend] Charles Buchan D.D. [Doctor of Divinity] Rev. [Reverend] John Phillips Mr Robert Edwards |
020.09 | A very large Stone now used as a property boundary stone between Arbuthnott & Cromlie propertys. . Tradition Says that this stone was the place where the clothmerchants, were wont to meet Previous to entering the Cammack Market, then held in the immediate neighbourhood. |
| Camack Wood | Camack Wood Camack Wood Camack Wood |
Alexander Crombie Esq W.S. [Writer to the Signet] Estate Plan James Finlayson (Factor) |
020.09 | A considerable area of ground in an uncultivated state being Covered with stumps of trees and Scattered Whins and heather, this was once a Plantation but the trees are now all Felled, Proprietor Alexander Crombie Esqr. Thornton Castle. There was in ancient times a Fair held here called "Camack, or Cammack Fair" and very probably the name is derived from the Celtic "Camack, or Cammack Fair" and very probably the name is derived from the Celtic "Camhach" from the talk and noise generally made at Country fairs. -Captain Courtney R,E [Royal Engineers] will please to decide on orthography. B.R. |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Fordoun
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Camack. The game otherwise called Shinty.
Cammock,. A Crooked Stick the game
otherwise Called Shinty"- (Jamieson)
"Camhach- Locquacious, garrulous prattling,
talkative," (Gaelic) See Cammack Well.
Transcriber's notes
I altered the name in column one to Crabstone from Crahstone.
Ordnance Survey - Kincardine county, OS Name Books - Kincardine county - Volume 9 - Parish of Fordoun, OS1/19/9
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Fordoun.
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.