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Ordnance Survey - Banff county, OS Name Books - Banff county - Volume 18 - Parishes of Inveravon and Kirkmichael, OS1/4/18

Continued entries/extra info

[Page] 179
Co. [County] of Banff - Ph. [Parish] of Kirkmichael

Allt Chriosdain [notes]
see page 182
Ciorsdan - Christian a woman's name
Allt Ciorsdan - Christians Burn
Gillecriosd - Christopher, a man's name
Allt Ghillecriosd - Christopher's Burn
In any case it would be better omit the article whether it be a man, or a woman's name.
A proper noun feminine is sometimes aspirated in the genitive case, and the name might be written Allt Chiorsdain.

Ordnance Survey - Banff county, OS Name Books - Banff county - Volume 18 - Parishes of Inveravon and Kirkmichael, OS1/4/18

This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Inveravon, and Kirkmichael.

Ordnance Survey - Banff 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 Banff, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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