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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOM BREAC | Tombreck Tombreck Tombreck |
Rev. [Reverend] John Bremnar Kirkton Mr James Reid Kirkton Mr John Reid Kirkton |
060 | name of a Rough pastoral slopping ground extending southward to an arable park. and situated about 25. chains S. [South] of Glenbucket parish church. The name is pretty well known about the locality - Tombreck Gael [Gaelic]: viz Spotted Knoll or Hillock and it may be Said to form a promontory of a range leading to - Ben Newe - or rather from Ben Newe - |
| BEN NEWE | Ben Newe Ben Newe Ben Newe |
Estate Map AD. 1823 Revd [Reverend] John Bremnar Kirkton Mr James Reid Kirkton |
060 | a conspicuous mountain, situated between the rivers Don and Bucket, and about a Mile N.N.W. [North North West] of Castle Newe The summit or Trigonometrical Station is a parish boundary point between the parishes of Strathdon and Glenbucket. The derivation of the name Seems doubtful Tradition has it, that it is derived from the Gaelic for the word 'Holy' 'Naomh' and that in a rock upon the Summit a Well was Consecrated by some favorite Saint of the district, and that the natives used the water as an antidote against witchcraft and for procuring charms etc. Mr Bremnar the Parish Minister of Glenbucket informed me that some years ago a great number of pins were found in the place. Many of which through verdigris and length of time deposited, were almost defaced. It appears to have never been a spring well but merely the rain water deposited from the splits of the rock. The Glenbucket side of the Hill is the property of the Earl of Fife and the Strathdon side (viz. the South Side) that of Sir Charles Forbes of Castle Newe, Baronet. |
| CRAIGIE SHIELS | Craggieshiels Craggieshiels Craggieshiels |
Rev. [Reverend] John Bremnar Kirkton Mr James Reid Kirkton Mr John Reid Kirkton |
060 | a well known name of a range of Rocks Commencing abt [about] 20. chains N.N.E. [North North East] from top of Ben Newe and heading in a N.N.E. [North North East] direction for the extent of about ¾ of a mile from Ben Newe top |
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[Page] 55Parishes of Glenbucket and Strathdon
[Ben] Naomha the Holy or Consecrated mountain
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