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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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BAIRNIE HILLOCK | Bairnie Hillock Bairnie Hillock Bairnie Hillock |
Mr. William Philips (Hatton Mr Alexander Skene (Wester Hatton) Revd [Reverend] William Thomson (Manse Belhelvie) |
066 | A remarkable looking knoll over the farm house of Hatton. From a distance this hollock has the appearance of a large Cairn or artificial mound. The Revd [Reverend] William Thomson states that it has been examined by Geologists and there is no doubt of its being a natural Hillock on Mound. |
TORRANGIN | Torrangin Torrangin Torrangin |
James Harvey Esqr Dr. [Doctor] R. Menie M.D. Mrs. Harvey or Allan (Pottertown Ho [House]) |
066 | A small hill near Pottertown House, Said to contain Copper Ore, but it has never been worked as a Copper Mine. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 73Parish of Belhelvie
"Bairnie - A little child" (Jamieson)
"Torran. A little hill - Gin. to Beget" (Gaelic)
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