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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
A' CHÌOCH A' Chioch
A' Chioch
A' Chioch
Mr. Morgan, Schoolmaster, Inverey.
Mr. Morgan, Schoolmaster, Braemar.
Mr. McIntosh, Gamekeeper, Invercauld.
088 A high rugged rock, on the south-east side of Beinn a' Bhuird. Its form is that of a Cone - hence the meaning, Pap.
COIRE NA CÌCHE Coire na Ciche
Coire na Ciche
Coire na Ciche
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Mr. McIntosh
088 A deep hollow, on the south-east face of Beinn a' Bhuird, having a tremendous cliff overhanging its north & west sides. Its meaning is Hollow of the Pap.
QUOICH WATER Quoich Water
Quoich Water
Quoich Water
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Mr. McIntosh
088 A large stream, having its source on the mountains which lie between this County and that of Banff, and immediately eastward of Beinn a' Bhuird. After a course of several miles, chiefly in a southerly direction, it falls into the Dee, about two miles westward of Braemar. Quoich is a corruption of two Gaelic words meaning Drinking Cup

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Aberdeenshire -- Ph [Parish] of Crathie and Braemar.

[Note relating to 'A' Chìoch' and 'Coire na Cìche'] - accent ?
To be noticed on Plan [Initialled]
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