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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESS BURN | Dess Burn Dess Burn Dess Burn |
Mr. John Muggauch Mr. George Ray Mr. Stephenson |
082 | A large Stream formed by Lumphanan Burn and the boundry stream between Coull and Aboyne, it has a rapid course on which there are two falls, at a place on the burn called the Sloc of Dess. There are two mills close by its sides, one a Spinning, the other Saw, afterwards falling into the River Dee at Desswood |
| SLOC OF DESS | Sloc of Dess Sloc of Dess Sloc of Dess Sloc of Dess Sloc of Dess |
Mr John Muggauch Mr. George Ray Mr. Stephenson. Waulk Mill New Statistical Account James Ogg Esq. |
082 | Two falls on the Dess Burn. The burn at this place descends about 50 ft in a distance of thirty yards, the falls do not exceed 12 feet perpendicular and A circular hollow on Dess burn into which descends the falls, one half of this feature is represented in Kincardine O'Neil ph. [parish]. |
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[Page] 26Aberdeenshire Parish of Aboyne Names Ats. [Authorities] & described by D McLean S.R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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Falls of Dess [Crossed out. Description incorporated into Sloc of Dess as arrowed]Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Kate51- Moderator, CharlesJaffrey, M-R
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