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Ordnance Survey - Stirling county, OS Name Books - Stirling county - Volume 6 - Parish of Buchanan, OS1/32/6

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County Stirling

[Note under Stùc an Fhir Ruaidh:]
Corrected on plan
C.H.
Stùchd, A little hill jutting out from a greater
"Fhir" from"fear" A man
Ruaidh, from Ruadh, Red

[Note under Easan Dubh:]
"Easan", a little stream, Waterfall &c
"Dubh" - Black
Easan dim. [diminutive] of Eas, A waterfall
Easan - applied to a stream must be a provincial application of the term

[Note under Sgòr a' Chait:]
Grave accent to insert
Sgorach, Full of pointed rocks; rocky
Sgòr, A sharp rock
"Sgòr a' Chait" - The Cat's Craig

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.

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