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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALBITHAN | Balbithan Balbithan Balbithan |
Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. Robert Bruce Heatherwick Valuation Roll 1859-60 |
055 | A large and commodious Mansionhouse on a small estate of the same name; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] The Earl of Kintore. It is supposed to have been erected in the year 1616 from a stone bearing that date built in the wall. "At Balbithan, there is a very large beech, remarkable for its straight and branchless trunk, which is 24 feet high, with only two branches at 30 feet. Its average circumference at that height exceeds 12 feet, seven boughs rise from it, at 2½ feet in diameter, to an altitude of 50 feet, and the lateral extent of some is not much less." Extract from Statistical Account of Aberdeenshire - page 743. This tree does not exist now - it was blown down on the 3rd. October 1860. |
| NEWTON | Newton Newton Newton |
Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. James Bothwell, Tenant Valuation Roll 1859-60 |
055 | A farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 53Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinmuck
Balbithan Altered to Stump see note from Cap:[Captain] Courtney R E.[Royal Engineers] dated 12th Feb 1867
O.M.O. [Ordnance Map Office]. 24th Feb 1867 A.M.L.
Bal or Ball - (Gaelic Baile) a Town. (Jamieson)
"Baile.- A village, hamlet, or town"
"Bith.- Quiet, peaceable etc." (Gaelic)
Literally The Quiet Town.- B.R.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Kate51- Moderator, Nora Edwards, Geoffrey M Gill
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