Volume contents
- 1 - Buchanan , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Buchanan , page 10
- 20 - Buchanan , page 20
- 30 - Buchanan , page 30
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- 192 - Buchanan , page 192 (end)
- 193 - Buchanan , title page
- 194 - Buchanan , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stob a' Choin Duibh | Stob a Choin Dhuibh Stob a Choin Dhuibh Stob a Choin Dhuibh Stob a Choin Dhuibh |
Robert Blair Peter Buchanan James Macgregor Dugald McVein |
002 | A sharp peaked eminence with a precipice at its West side. Here one of the dogs was killed which were employed to track the Macgregors. |
| Dow of Glengyle | Dow of Glengyle | Robert Blair Peter Buchanan James Macgregor Dugald McVein County Map |
002 | A good dwelling house, on the farm of that name, the property of the Duke of Montrose. |
| Maol Mòr | Maol Mor | Robert Blair Peter Buchanan James Macgregor Dugald McVein County Map |
002 | A high and large eminence overlooking the Head of Loch Katrine |
| Rudha nam Moine | Rudha nam Moine | Robert Blair Peter Buchanan James Macgregor Dugald McVein County Map |
002 | A large point projecting into Loch Katrine. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Stirlingshire
[Notes under Stob a' Choin Duibh:]
Stob a Choin Duibh [corrected from Dhuibh] - see this name in page 104
Corrected at O.S.O. [Ordnance Survey Office] Glasgow, on plan
See remark and answer to the same
Note both names to be written alike
Stob, a stake, a', the, Choin from Cu, a dog
Dhuibh from Dubh, black, sad, mournful (G) [Gaelic]
Rule - an adjective beginning
with d - preceded by a noun masculine
or feminine ending in n or t is always plain in both numbers
as Nighean Donn The brown-haired girl. Na Coin dubha, the blac Dogs Coil dònn
[Note under Maol Mòr:]
Maol, a promontory, Mòr, great (G) [Gaelic]
[Note under Rudha nam Moine:]
Rudha, a point of land. Moine mossy (G) [Gaelic] - wrong not an adjective
Moine, A moss, a mossy place, peats, turfs &c.
Ordnance Survey - Stirling county, OS Name Books - Stirling county - Volume 6 - Parish of Buchanan, OS1/32/6
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Buchanan.
Ordnance Survey - Stirling 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 Stirling, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.