Volume contents
- 1 - Banff , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Banff , page 10
- 20 - Banff , page 20
- 30 - Banff , page 30
- 40 - Banff , page 40
- 50 - Banff , page 50
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- 80 - Banff , page 80
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- 110 - Banff , page 110
- 120 - Banff , page 120
- 131 - Banff , page 131 (end)
- 132 - Banff , title page
- 133 - Banff , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATOWN | Seatown Seatown Seatown Seatown |
G. Forbes Esq. Mr Mearns New Statistical Account Fullertons Gazetteer |
004.12 | That part of Banff situated immediately north of the Castle grounds extending to the Gas worKs an from the Harbour westward to Coldhome Street. "The lands on which the sea-town now stands belonged to the chapel of the Holy Rood. This chapel is supposed to have Stood in the Rode Crag (towards the present northern extremity of the castle-grounds;) another supposition is, that it was on the site of the old church. All existing notices regarding the chaplaincy of the Holy Rood, and that on the site of the old church (whether the same, or different, or how endowed) are confused and obscure" New Statistical Account |
| BANFF BAY | Banff Bay | G. Forbes Esq. Mr Mearns New Statistical Account Fullertons Gazetteer |
004 ; 005 | A semicircular bay at the mouth of the Deveron having the Towns of Banff & Macduff at its opposite extremities it is bounded on the South by a Bar of Sand & shingle at the western extremity, of which is the mouth of the Deveron. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Banff -- Co. [County] of Banff
Ordnance Survey - Banff county, OS Name Books - Banff county - Volume 3 - Parish of Banff, OS1/4/3
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Banff.
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.