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Parish of Keig

*"The chief mountain already referred to, and which is a conspicuous object in the district, is Benochee, a name which in Gaelic signifies the *Hill of Paps, and is very applicable to the round tops or summits of this mountain, which are six in number, and known among the Country people by various names." (New, Stat, Act. [New Statistical Account]. P. [page] (35)

"Beinn - A hill or mountain"
"Na - gen sing [genitive singular] of An - the."
"Ciche, gen [genitive] of Cioch - A woman's breast, a pap"
"Chì - fut. indic. [future indicative] of See, as "chì mi". I shall see." (Gaelic)

Bennachee Page 422 (New Stat. Act. [New Statistical Account])
Benochie Page 486 (New Stat. Act. [New Statistical Account])
*Benochee Page 635 (New Stat. Act. [New Statistical Account])
Benachie Page 693 (New Stat. Act. [New Statistical Account])
Benachie Page 943 (New Stat. Act. [New Statistical Account])
Benochie Page 562 (New Stat. Act. [New Statistical Account])
Bennochie Fullarton's Gazetteer P. [Page] 152
Benochie Col. [Collection] on Shires of Aber. [Aberdeen] & Banff, 550.

[Explanation for the above * is scored out with a note stating] This is wrong. [Initialled] EHC. Capt R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers]