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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE HILL OF BRALAND | White Hill of Braland White Hill of Braland White Hill of Brawland |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Ronald. Cabrach. Mr. Hay. Farmer, Upper Wheedlemont Mr. Mitchell. Farmer, Whitehillock |
042 | Applies to a low heathy hill to the north of Ordihallan. |
| ORDIALLON | Ordihallan Ordihallan Ordihallan |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Ronald. Cabrach. Mr. Mitchell. Farmer, Whitehillock Mr Hay. Upper Wheedlemont |
042 | Refers to a low flat hill near to Creak. |
| PYKE'S CAIRN | Pyke's Cairn Pyke's Cairn Pyke's Cairn |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Ronald. Cabrach Mr. Mitchell. Farmer, Whitehillock Mr. Murray. Farmer. Tolophin |
042 | A small Cairn of stones on the flat, east of the moss of Creak. in the angle between the diverging roads leading to Mosses of Fewee & Tolophin. It was raised to mark the spot where a man named Adam Gordon. Farmer, Pyke, Cabrach, Banffshire, perished in the snow about 1777. This Cairn forms a boundary mark between the Estates of Mr. Gordon of Craig, & Mr. Lumsden of Clova. |
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[Page] 33Parish of Auchindoir & Kearn
ORDIALLON
"Ord. - A Hill or mountain of round form."
"Lon - A marsh. Meadow, Lawn.
"Al. - A rock or Stone." Literally "Stone on Flat Round Hill."
[Signed] R. Dickson S.R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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Kate51- Moderator, June Lobban, M-R
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