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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLT AN LOCHAIN UAINE | Allt an Lochain Uaine | Alexander McDonald, Glenlui Braemar. Mr John Grant, Inverey, Braemar Mr John Morgan. Inverey, Braemar |
087 | This name is applied to a small stream which flows from, and has its source in, Lochan Uaine to Allt Garbhecoire. Its course is nearly direct northern (Signifies the Burn of the Green Loch) |
| LEIRG GHRUAMACH | Learg Ghruamach | Mr Alexander McDonald Mr John Grant Mr J Morgan |
076 | This name is applied to a mountain pass situated at the foot of the western slope of Ben Macdhubh. Its greatest height is near the Well of Dee at the boundary between Aberdeenshire and Inverness-shire (Name signifies the grim pass) |
| ALLT NA LEIRG GRUAMAICH | Allt na Leirg Gruamaich | Mr Alexander McDonald Mr J. Grant Mr J. Morgan |
076 | This name is applied to a burn which has its source in the Wells of Dee. Its course is southerly and its length 1¼ miles. The river formed by the junction of this burn and Allt Gairbhecoire is called the River Dee. (Name signifies the Burn of the Grim Pass) |
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[Page] 5Aberdeenshire, -- Parish of Crathie and Braemar
[Notes]
ALLT AN LOCHAIN UAINE
? JMcD. It is the Burn of Lochan Uaine not of the Green Loch - a very different thing.
ALLT NA LEIRG GRUAMAICH
"S an là ud bha Comhal nam buadh
"Le cheòl's le shluagh air an leirg -- you see here, Learg is a plain by the Poet, not a pass
Smiths Ancient Poems
Làirig - A slope or pass between hills (McEachann's Dicy. [Dictionary] See also Highland Society Dict. &c [Dictionary])
Làirig Ghruamach - proper & correct Gaelic spelling
Learg [note] a plain, a shore, &c.
Mode preferred by Authorities
See Name Bk [Book] of 106 P44
ALLT NA LEIRG GRUAMAICH
definition of "Lairig" in McLeod & Dewar's Dicty [Dictionary] is not strictly accurate.
The foregoing authorities agree to the alterations made in the names of this page.
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