Aberdeenshire volume 44

  1. Records
  2. Ordnance Survey Name Books
  3. Aberdeenshire OS Name Books, 1865-1871
  4. Aberdeenshire volume 44
Page List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks Continued entries/extra info Transcriber's notes
OS1/1/44/1 KEITH-HALL AND KINKELL Keith-hall and Kinkell Keith-hall and Kinkell Keith-hall and Kinkell Keith-hall and Kinkell Keith-hall and Kinkell Keith-hall and Kinkell Revd [Reverend] John Keith Keith-hall Mr. William Ironside Keith-hall Mr. Brown Teacher Keith-hall Halliburton's County Directory Johnston's County Map New Statistical Account 045 ; 046 ; 054 ; 055 ; 065 A parish of considerable size in the County of Aberdeen and Presbytery of Garioch. "Keithall became the name of the parish after the greater portion of it was possessed by Keith, the Earl Marischal of Scotland. It was anciently called Montkeggie. Kinkell was a parsonage of seven parishes and retains the ancient name, which signifies the head or principal church. The annexation was in 1754. The Rivers Don and Ury form the boundary with Kintore and Inverury. The Parish adjoins Chapel of Garioch, Bourty, Udny, and New Machar, and Fintry." Extract from Statistical Account of Aberdeenshire, 1843. Page 743. Nearly the whole of this parish is in a good state of cultivation and it contains but little wood. The principal building is Keith-hall House. Kinmuck is the only place worth calling a village, and there is no public house in the parish. Market town Inverury. Principal proprietor the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore. Three small portions of the Royal Burgh of Inverury are within this parish. Note. There is no portion of this Parish detached, nor portion, or portions , of any other Parish enclosed within the boundary of this Parish - except the aforesaid three small portions of the Burgh of Inverury.
OS1/1/44/1 [Page] 1 Ph. [Parish] of Keith-Hall and Kinkell
OS1/1/44/2 [Page] 2 Parish of Keith-hall and Kinkell Blank page
OS1/1/44/3 CAIRN (Site of) (Site of) Cairn (Site of) Cairn (Site of) Cairn Mr. James Philip, Portstown Mr George Philip,Boynds Mr William Ironside, Keith-hall 045 This cairn was situated a few chains south of the other on more elevated ground, but was considerably less in size, containing no more than about forty cartloads of stones. Human bones of the same description found in the other were also found here. In both cases the site can be recognised by the slight rise on the surface, caused by the quantity of earth which had accumulated amongst the stones. No Urns, Coins, or Cists found in this Cairn
OS1/1/44/3 HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE Human Remains found here Human Remains found here Mr. James Philip, Portstown Mr. George Philip, Boynds Mr William Ironside, Keith-hall 045 This cairn was situated a few chains south of the other on more elevated ground, but was considerably less in size, containing no more than about forty cartloads of stones. Human bones of the same description found in the other were also found here. In both cases the site can be recognised by the slight rise on the surface, caused by the quantity of earth which has accumulated amongst the stones. No Urns, Coins, or Cists found in this Cairn
OS1/1/44/3 [Page] 3 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell [In faint pencil] Were there not Cists. and Urns found here, or Coins etc. No
OS1/1/44/4 GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY (Meldrum Branch) Great North of Scotland Railway (Meldrum Branch) Dr. [Doctor] Leslie Inverury Mr. John Annand. Inverury Mr. John Donald Inverury 045 A single line of rails, a branch of the Great North of Scotland Railway, running between Inverury and Old Meldrum. Used for passenger and luggage traffic. Has no telegraphic communication. Property of
OS1/1/44/4 MILL OF PORTSTOWN Mill of Portstown Mill of Portstown Mill of Portstown Mr. William Ironside, Keith Hall Mr George Philip, Boynds Mr James Philip, Portstown 045 A small croft with dwellinghouse and garden attached, originally a Meal Mill, now included in the farm of Portstown. Property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/4 CAIRN (Site of) [E of Portstown] (Site of) Cairn (No. 1) (Site of) Cairn (Site of) Cairn Mr. James Philip, Portstown Mr. George Philip, Boynds Mr William Ironside, Keith-hall 045 This cairn stood on a portion of rising ground nearly half a mile east of Portstown farmsteading. It contained upwards of a hundred cartloads of stones, none of them too large for two men to lift, and was removed in 1851 when the land surrounding was being trenched and improved. A quantity of human skulls and other bones was found in it, some of which were kept for a considerable time by the farmer, Mr. James Philip. Few people in the vicinity seem to be aware of the existence of this cairn or of any Cists, Coins or Urns being dug out of it -
OS1/1/44/4 HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE [cairn, of Portstown] Human Remains found here Human Remains found here Mr. James Philip, Portstown Mr. George Philip, Boynds Mr William Ironside, Keith-hall 045 This cairn stood on a portion of rising ground nearly half a mile east of Portstown farmsteading. It contained upwards of a hundred cartloads of stones, none of them too large for two men to lift, and was removed in 1851 when the land surrounding was being trenched and improved. A quantity of human skulls and other bones was found in it, some of which were kept for a considerable time by the farmer, Mr. James Philip. Few people in the vicinity seem to be aware of the existence of this cairn or of any Cists, Coins or Urns being dug out of it.
OS1/1/44/4 [Page] 4 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Cairn. [Faint pencil note] Were any Stone Cists or Urns, etc found here? or Coins of any description? No
OS1/1/44/5 BACKHILL Backhill Backhill Backhill Revd. [Reverend] John Keith, Keith Hall Mr. William Ironside, Ground Officer Keith Hall Mr. John Rothnea, tenant. 046 A small croft tenanted by John Rothnea; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/5 BACKHILL OF CRIMOND Backhill of Crimond Backhill of Crimond Backhill of Crimond Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. William Ironside Mr. John Rothnea 046 A small croft tenanted by Widow Reid; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/5 BURRELDALE MOSS Burreldale Moss Burreldale Moss Burreldale Moss Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. Robert Mearns, North Moss-side Mr. Peter Barnett, Cot-town of Kendal 046 A large extent of Moss about two miles in length from east to west and varying from one eight to a quarter of a mile in breadth. Previous to the opening of railway Communication with Inverury this formed the chief source of fuel-supply for the parish. Peat is still taken from here but not in such quantities as formerly. Property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/5 [Page] 5 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Backhill of Crimond altered to one M on plan. two ms on Plan Backhill of Crimond Crioman. A bit, a small portion. " (Gaelic) Burreldale Moss Burrel Ley - Land where at midsummer there was only a narrow ridge ploughed, and a large stripe or baulk of barren land between every ridge, was called Burrel Ley. (Jamieson)
OS1/1/44/6 NORTH MOSS-SIDE North Moss-Side North Moss-Side North Moss-Side Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr William Ironside Ground Officer Keith Hall Mr Robert Mearns, Tenant 046 A small croft recently reclaimed from Burreldale Moss and tenanted by Robert Mearns. Property of The Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/6 [Page[ 6 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell
OS1/1/44/7 COT-TOWN Cot-town Cot-town Cot-town Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr William Ironside Ground Officer Keith Hall Mr Peter Barnett, Tenant 046 A small farmsteading with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/7 [Page] 7 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Cot-town hyphen not on Plan Now on Plan.
OS1/1/44/8 [Page] 8 Parish of Keith-hall and Kinkell Blank page
OS1/1/44/9 BURN OF LOCHTER Burn of Lochter Burn of Lochter Burn of Lochter Mr. Alexander Sim, Fawells Mr. William Ironside, Keith Hall Mr. James Philip, Portstown 054 A large stream which flows through the parish of Old Meldrum and joins the River Ury near Portstown farmsteading. For about three fourths of a mile it forms the boundary between the parishes of Keith Hall and Kinkell and Chapel of Garioch.
OS1/1/44/9 PORTSTOWN Portstown Portstown Portstown Porterstown Estate Plan dated 1842 Mr. James Philip farmer Mr. William Ironside, Keith Hall Valuation Roll 1859-60 054 A substantial farmsteading with garden attached. On this farm stood two cairns elsewhere described. The name was derived from a Mr. Porter who first held the farm but has since been abbreviated. Property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/9 BOYNDS Boynds Boynds Boynds Estate Plan dated 1842 Valuation Roll 1859-60 Mr. George Philip, farmer 054 A substantial farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/9 [Page] 9 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell
OS1/1/44/10 SOUTERFORD Souterford Souterford Suterford Mr. William Ironside, Keith Hall Valuation Roll 1859-60 Estate Plan dated 1843 054 A farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/10 PITFOUR Pitfour Pitfour Pitfour Pitfour Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Davidson Inverury Mr. Bisset, Merchant Inverury Mr. Hopkins Merchant Inverury Mr. R. Jackson Merchant Inverury 054 A small portion of arable land in the Royal Burgh of Inverury and Parish of Keith-hall; the property of the Right Honorable the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/10 LINT BUTTS Lint Butts Lint Butts Lint Butts Lint Butts Rev. [Reverend] Mr Davidson Inverury Mr Bisset, Merchant Inverury Mr Hopkins Merchant Inverury Mr R. Jackson Merchant Inverury 054 A small portion of arable land in the Royal Burgh of Inverury and Parish of Keith-hall; the property of the Right Honorable the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/10 [Page] 10 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell
OS1/1/44/11 RIVER URIE River Ury River Ury River Ury Dr [Doctor] Leslie Inverury Mr. John Annand Inverury Mr. John Donald Inverury 054 "A river of Aberdeenshire. It rises in the parish of Gartly in the district of Strathbogie; flows 4⅓ miles eastward, through that parish, and between Inch and Culsalmond on the south, and Drumblade and Forgue on the north; proceeds 4⅓ miles southward and south-eastward through Culsalmond, to a union with the Shervock; runs 2¾ miles, between Oyne on the southwest and Rayne and Chapel of Garioch on the northeast, to a union with the Gadie; and then moves 8 miles sinuously, but chiefly south eastward, through Chapel of Garioch, and between that parish and Keith-hall on its left bank, and the parish of Inverury on its right, to the Don a little below the royal burgh of Inverury. Its entire length of course is about 20 miles." Extract from the Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland. For about a mile and a half of its length it divides the parishes of Inverury and Keith Hall and Kinkell.
OS1/1/44/11 URIE COTTAGE Ury Cottage Ury Cottage Ury Cottage Mr. John Port, Tenant Mr. George Taylor, Inverury Mr. William Ironside, Keith Hall 054 A neat cottage with garden attached. Originally there was a mill here known as the "Mill of Keith-hall", but it was demolished some time since. Property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/11 [Page] 11 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Urie Cott. [Cottage] James Macdonald, Esqre., The Fm. [Farm], Huntly N.B. [North Britain]
OS1/1/44/12 JENKINS' HOLE Jenkins' Hole Jenkins' Hole Jenkins' Hole Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Davidson Inverury Dr [Doctor] Leslie Inverury Mr. John Annand Inverury 054 A deep pool in the River Ury in which, in ancient times, culprits considered to be deserving of death, were drowned. The exact position of the veritable "Hole" is doubtful, but all who know that such a place existed agree in placing it about the position marked on the plan. The following extract taken from the manuscript records of the town in possession of the Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Davidson proves the existence and antiquity of the name. "Alexander Fergus alias Walace, in Inverury attached be ye Shreff of theft putt to ane assyss was convickt be ye assisse & drowned in Urie in ye pott callit Jinkin Holl till he was deid. Buriet in ye kirkeyard of Inverury 4 August1629 ." It is supposed that the name is derived from a man of the name of Jenkins having been drowned in this place.
OS1/1/44/12 JOSS FORD (Disused) Joss Ford Joss Ford Joss Ford Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Davidson Inverury Dr [Doctor] Leslie Inverury Mr. John Annand Inverury 054 An old ford on the Ury, close to where the Over Burn joins it. There is no ford here now, but the name is very old, and well known.
OS1/1/44/12 [Page] 12 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell
OS1/1/44/13 LOFTHILLOCK Lofthillock Lofthillock Lofthillock Loftyhillocks Revd. [Reverend] John Keith KeithHall Mr. William Ironside KeithHall Valuation Roll 1859-60 Estate Plan dated 1842 055 A substantial farmhouse with garden attached, the offices, about one tenth of a mile distant are well built and extensive; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/13 UPPER INGLISTOWN Upper Inglistown Upper Inglistown Upper Inglistown Upper Englishtown Mr. Robert Ironside Tenant Mr. William Ironside Valuation Roll Estate Plan dated 1842 055 A farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/13 NETHER INGLISTOWN Nether Inglistown Nether Inglistown Nether Inglistown Nether Englishtown Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. William Ironside Valuation Roll 1859-60 Estate Plan dated 1842 055 A small farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/13 [Page] 13 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Lofthillock "Loft - An upper room for hay etc. " "Lofty.- Any thing high." Upper Ingliston "Ingle, Inglin.- fuel" (Jamieson)
OS1/1/44/14 BACKGREENS Backgreens Backgreens Backgreens Estate Plan dated 1842 Valuation Roll 1859-60 Mr. William Ironside Keith Hall 055 A small farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/14 CAIRN (Remains of) Cairn (Remains of) Cairn (Remains of) Cairn (Remains of) Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. Robert Ironside, Inglistown Mr. William Ironside 055 A large cairn situated on the Hill of Selbie from which can be seen the whole district of Garioch. A great portion of this cairn has been removed for agricultural purposes, but owing to the difficulty experienced in transporting the stones to the low country what is still left may be allowed to remain. Some parts of it are about four feet in height still. A stone coffin was dug up here. On the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/14 STONE CIST FOUND HERE Cairn (Remains of) Cairn (Remains of) Cairn (Remains of) Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Hall Mr. Robert Ironside, Inglistown Mr. William Ironside 055 A large cairn situated on the Hill of Selbie from which can be seen the whole district of Garioch. A great portion of this cairn has been removed for agricultural purposes, but owing to the difficulty experienced in transporting the stones to the low country what is still left may be allowed to remain. Some parts of it are about four feet in height still. A stone coffin was dug up here. On the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/14 HILL OF SELBIE Hill of Selbie Hill of Selbie Hill of Selbie Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. Robert Ironside Mr. William Ironside 055 A large hill feature, wooded on the summit situated north east of Keith-hall house; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/14 [Page] 14 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Cairn (Remains of) What were its contents? [Initialed B.A.] Hill of Selbie For derivation See "Seilbhe."
OS1/1/44/15 BRAESIDE Braeside Braeside Braeside Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. William Ironside Keith Hall Estate Plan dated 1842 055 A small farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/15 WOODSIDE Woodside Woodside Woodside Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. William Ironside Mr. Robert Ironside, Inglistown 055 A dwellinghouse: one storey, slated, and in good repair; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/15 SELBIE Selbie Selbie Selbie Selby Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. William Ironside Valuation Roll 1859-60 Estate Plan dated 1842 055 A farmsteading with gardens attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/15 [Page] 15 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Selbie "Sel.- Self." "Selabill. - Delightful": (Jamieson) "Seilbhe. - Possession, property." - Selbie", is evidently a corruption of "Seilbhe". (Gaelic)
OS1/1/44/16 ORDYFAULD Ordyfauld Ordyfauld Ordyfauld Ordiefold Revd. [Reverend] John Keith, Keith Hall Mr. William Ironside Keith Hall Valuation Roll dated 1859-60 Estate Plan dated 1842 055 A substantial farm house with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/16 [Page]16 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell "Ord - A mountain of a round form and shape." (Gaelic) "Ord - A steep hill." (Jamieson) "Fold - Ground" Literally hilly ground
OS1/1/44/17 NETHER CRIMOND Nether Crimond Nether Crimond Nether Crimond Rev. J. Keith Keithhall Mr. W Ironside Ground Officer Vaulation Roll 055 Two farm Houses and cottage with offices attached, the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/17 BROOMIEHILLOCK Broomiehillock Broomiehillock Broomiehillock Broomhill Rev. [Reverend] J. Keith Mr. W. Ironside Valuation Roll Mr. G Brebner Tenant 055 A farm House with offices attached, the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/17 CALF-FOLD Calffold Calffold Calffold Caa-fold Rev. [Reverend] J Keith Mr. W. Ironside Mr. W. Wilson Tenant Valuation Roll 055 A small farm House with offices attached, the property of the Earl of Kintore
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OS1/1/44/17 [Page] 17 Keith-Hall & Kinkell Parish Calf-fold Ca - A walk for cattle, a defile between two hills. - (Jamieson)
OS1/1/44/18 NEWMILL Newmill Newmill Newmill Rev. J. Keith hall Mr. W. Ironside Ground officer Mr. A Bisset Tenant 055 A large farm House & steading with garden. there is also a Mill.(Meal & Barley) attached, the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/18 STONEYHILL Stoney hill Stoney hill Stoney hill Rev [Reverend] J Keith Mr. W. Ironside Mr. W. Bannerman Tenant 055 A small farm House with offices & garden attached, the property of the Right Hon [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/18 SCHOOL School School School Rev. [Reverend] J. Keith Mr. W Ironside Mr. W Bannerman 055 A small building situated on the roadside leading from Inverury to Whiterashes. Erected about 1845, it is being enlarged at the present time, and is supported chiefly by the Scholars.
OS1/1/44/18 [Page] 18 Keith-Hall & Kinkell Ph. [Parish]
OS1/1/44/19 OLDMILL Oldmill Oldmill Oldmill Rev. [Reverend] J. Keith Keithhall Mr. W Ironside Ground Officer Mr. Peter Abel Tenant 055 A farm House with offices & garden attached. There is also a Croft and Smithy of the name at the South Margin of Trace, the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/19 OLDMILL Oldmill Oldmill Oldmill Rev. [Reverend] J. Keith Keithhall Mr. W Ironside Ground Officer Mr. Peter Abel Tenant 055 Written as a district name Plan
OS1/1/44/19 BANKHEAD Bankhead Bankhead Bankhead Rev. [Reverend] J. Keith Keithhall Mr. W Ironside Mr James Geils Tenant 055 A farm House with offices & garden attached, the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/19 HILL OF CRIMOND Hill of Crimond Hill of Crimond Hill of Crimond Rev. [Reverend] J Keith Mr W Ironside Valuation Roll 055 A small cluster of crofts with offices & gardens attached, the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/19 [Page] 19 Ph. [Parish] of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Hill of Crimond "Crioman - A bit, a small portion" (Gaelic)
OS1/1/44/20 MOSS-SIDE Moss-side Moss-side Moss-side Rev [Reverend] J. Keith Mr. W Ironside Mr. J. Lesley Tenant 055 A small farm House with offices & garden attached, the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/20 LAMMERWELLS Lammerwells Lammerwells Lammerwells Rev. [Reverend] J. Keith Mr. W Ironside Mr. A Cran Tenant 055 A small farm House with offices & garden attached, the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/20 COTLANDHILLOCKS Cotlandhillocks Cotlandhillocks Cotlandhillocks Rev. [Reverend] J. Keith Mr. W Ironside Mr. G Geils. Tenant 055 A small farm House with offices & Garden attached, the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/20 [Page] 20 Ph. [Parish] of Keith-Hall & Kinkell Lammerwells "Lammer - Amber, or pertaining to the Colour of Amber (Jamieson.)
OS1/1/44/21 NEW KENDAL New Kendal New Kendal New Kendal Mr John Bothwell, Tenant Mr. William Ironside, Ground Officer Keith Hall Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A large farm house with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/21 SPITAL Spittal Spittal Spittal Mr. William Ironside Revd.[Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr William Menie, Tenant 055 A small croft with garden attached; property of The Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/21 OLD KENDAL Old Kendal Old Kendal Old Kendal Mr William Ironside Mr John Duncan Tenant Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A substantial farmhouse with offices and garden attached; Property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/21 [Page 21] Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell New Kendal. "Kendle - To bring forth as Hares etc. (Jamieson) "Cinn or Ceann - Head" Dail, Dalach. A field, meadow, or plain" - Gaelic Evidently from "Cinn" and "Dail" - pronounced Kindail - Litterally Head of Field. etc Spital "Spittal, Pettail, Pittal. A Rabble attending and army" (Jamieson)
OS1/1/44/22 LONGFAUGH Longfaugh Longfaugh Longfaugh Longfaughs Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr William Ironside, Ground officer, Keith Hall Mr William Ingram, Tenant Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 Two small dwellinghouses in good repair with gardens attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/22 DYKENOOK Dykenook Dykenook Dykenook Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. William Ironside Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A small farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/22 SHIELBOG Shielbog Shielbog Shielbog Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr William Ironside Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/22 [Page] 22 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Longfaugh."Faugh - Fallow ground" (Jamieson) Shielbog. "Sheal, Schele, Sheil, Shield, Shielling, A hut, for Herdsmen, Fishermen, or Sportsmen. (Jamieson)
OS1/1/44/23 BLACKSTRATH Blackstrath Blackstrath Blackstrath Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr William Ironside, Ground Officer Keith Hall Mr William Strachan, Tenant 055 A small farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/23 [Page] 23 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell "Strath - A valley etc." (Jamieson)
OS1/1/44/24 [Page] 24 Parish of Keith-hall and Kinkell Blank page
OS1/1/44/25 RASHIEBOTTOM Rashiebottom Rashiebottom Rashiebottom Rev. [Reverend] J. Keith. Keithhall Mr. W Ironside Ground officer Mr. J Milne Tenant 055 A small Croft with garden attached, the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/25 [Page] 25 Ph. [Parish] of Keith-Hall and Kinkell 'Rashy - Covered with rushes' - (Jamieson)
OS1/1/44/26 [Page] 26 Parish of Keith-hall and Kinkell Blank page
OS1/1/44/27 HOME FARM Home Farm Home Farm Home Farm Estate Plan dated 1842 Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. William Ironside Ground Officer Keith Hall 055 A substantial farmsteading with dwellinghouse and garden attached; property of The Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/27 Site of the Village of KIRKTON (Site of) Kirkton (Site of) Kirkton (Site of) Kirkton Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. William Ironside Mr. David Brown Teacher Keith-hall 055 Originally a small village built around the church and graveyard - now totally removed. In the "Aberdeenshire Collection" page 571 this "little Kirkton" is mentioned.
OS1/1/44/27 Site of CHURCH (site of) Church (site of) Church (site of) Church Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. William Ironside Mr. David Brown 055 No information can be gleaned respecting this church, but it is presumed to have been very ancient. No trace of it remains. In the "Aberdeenshire Collection" it is simply mentioned and nothing more.
OS1/1/44/27 [Page] 27 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Kirkton. To have the note Complete it should be "Site of the village of Kirkton" Written so on plan.
OS1/1/44/28 KEITH-HALL HOUSE [1654] Keith-hall House Keith-hall House Keith-hall House Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. David Brown, Teacher Keith Hall Mr William Ironside, Ground Officer Keith Hall 055 A large, substantial mansionhouse, the seat of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore, erected in 1654.
OS1/1/44/28 Site of CASKIEBEN Site of) Caskieben (Site of) Caskieben (Site of) Caskieben (Site of) Caskieben Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. David Brown Mr. William Ironside New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 055 No trace of this building now exists. It stood a little to the north-east of the pre-sent house of Keith-hall on a circular piece of ground surrounded by a moat. No information can be gleaned respecting its date of erection. This was the ancient name of the estate of Keith-hall and belonged to the Johnston family previous to coming into the hands of the present proprietor's ancestors.
OS1/1/44/28 MOAT 055 In the centre of the circular plot, access to which is gained by a small wooden bridge thrown across the moat, stands a large sculptured stone.
OS1/1/44/28 SCULPTURED STONE (Found in River Don A.D. 1853) 054 It does not properly belong to this spot but was put up here as a supposed relic of a more ancient period. In the "Early History of Kintore" it is thus described. "The writer (the late Alexander Watt Kintore)" superintended the taking out of the bed of the river Don, nearly opposite to Mr. Tait's Mills, of a stone 5 feet 2 in. [inches] long. two feet broad at top and 1 foot 7 in. [inches] at bottom, and 1 foot 3 in. [inches] thick. This stone along with another not long ago set upright in the wood at Port Elphinstone, has the same strange figures rudely carved upon it as those got in the Castle Hill of Kintore. The stone got in the river bed has been placed on the pleasure grounds at Keith-hall. These remarkable sculptured stones evidently all belong to the same period, and it is suggested, are clearly remnants of the worship or monumental records of the aborigines of these islands.
OS1/1/44/28 [Page] 28 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Keith-hall House Altered to Stump See remark No 7 on plan examination 17 Decr. [December] 1866 [A.M.L.] O.M.O. [Ordnance Map Office] Caskieben. Should be written as one word [Faint pencil] [Character] to be shown on Sketch EHC Corrected
OS1/1/44/29 HILLHEAD Hillhead Hillhead Hillhead Estate Plan dated 1842 Valuation Roll 1859-60 Rev. [Reverend] John Keith, Keith Hall 055 A farmhouse with offices and garden attached; Property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/29 EAST HILLHEAD East Hillhead East Hillhead East Hillhead Estate Plan dated 1842 Valuation Roll 1859-60 Mr. William Craig, Tenant 055 A farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/29 MANSE Manse Manse Manse Rev. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. David Brown, Teacher Keith Hall Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A plain substantial building with out offices and garden attached. Erected in 1772.
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OS1/1/44/30 MONK'S HILLOCK Monk's Hillock Monk's Hillock Monk's Hillock Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr David Brown Teacher Keith Hall 055 A small portion of very slightly elevated ground situated on the road side about midway between the Manse and Hillhead. Originally it presented more the appearance of a Knoll, when the ground around it was rough and uncultivated, but since the cultivation of the adjacent land and the filling in of a marsh which lay on its south side it has been all but levelled. It has been much longer cultivated than any of the surrounding country. A small chapel stood on its summit, in which it is said the Pope's Legate slept for a night on his way to Harlaw, previous to the battle which bears that name. This is said to be the origin of the name.
OS1/1/44/30 SITE of CHAPEL (Site of) Chapel (Site of) Chapel Revd, [Reverend] John Keith Mr David Brown 055 Nothing is known respecting this chapel; very few people in the district are aware that such ever existed. According to a Statistical Account of Keith Hall written about 1780 the Pope's Legate slept here one night when on his way to Harlaw to attempt to reconcile the Contending parties.
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OS1/1/44/31 TWEED-DALE Tweed-dale Tweed-dale Tweed Farm Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr William Ironside Keith Hall Estate Plan dated 1842 055 Two small crofts with dwellinghouses and gardens attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/31 BRAE COTTAGE Brae Cottage Brae Cottage Rev. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. William Ironside 055 A dwellinghouse with garden attached property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/31 LEGGAT Leggat Leggat Leggat Leggats Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr William Ironside Estate Plan dated 1842 Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore. This name is derived from the fact that the Pope's Legate passed a night in the vicinity
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OS1/1/44/32 CHURCH Church Church Church Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. William Ironside Keith Hall Mr. David Brown Teacher Keith Hall 055 A plain building erected in 1771. It is seated to contain about 600 people.
OS1/1/44/32 SCHOOL School School School Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. William Ironside Mr. David Brown 055 A plain substantial building with teacher's residence attached, erected in 1830. The usual branches of education are taught. Numbers of pupils average 70.
OS1/1/44/32 WINDYFOLD Windyfold Windyfold Windyfolds Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. William Ironside Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A farmhouse with offices and garden attached; Property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
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OS1/1/44/33 WELLHILLOCK Wellhillock Wellhillock Wellhillock Mr. James Brown, Greystone Mr. Peter Innes, Newplace Mr. George Philip, Tenant 055 A farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of The Synod of Aberdeen.
OS1/1/44/33 NEWPLACE Newplace Newplace Newplace Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. Peter Innes, Tenant Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of the Synod of Aberdeen
OS1/1/44/33 BURNSIDE Burnside Burnside Burnside Mr. James Brown Mr. Peter Innes Mr. Alexander Sim, Fawells 055 A small farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of Alexander F. Irvine Esqr. of Drum. On the same property a short distance south of this is a Wool Mill for the manufacture of yarn and woollen cloth, occupied by John Shand, Innkeeper Hatton of Fintray. Motive power water.
OS1/1/44/33 WOOLLEN MILL Woollen Mill 055 On the same property [Burnside] a short distance south of this is a Wool Mill for the manufacture of yarn and woollen cloth, occupied by John Shand, Innkeeper Hatton of Fintray. Motive power water.
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OS1/1/44/34 COLDWELLS Coldwells Coldwells Coldwells Rev. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. William Ironside, Ground Officer Keith Hall Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A small farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of Alexander F. Irvine Esqr. of Drum.
OS1/1/44/34 ALTONS Altons Altons Altens Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. John Cruickshank, Tenant Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A large substantial farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of Alexander F. Irvine, Esqr. of Drum
OS1/1/44/34 THE HAWS The Haws The Haws The Haws Mr. Alexander Greig, Tenant Mr. James Brown, Greystone Mr Alexander Sim, Fawells 055 A croft with dwellinghouse and garden attached, and tenanted by Alexander Greig. Property of The Synod of Aberden.
OS1/1/44/34 [Page] 34 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Altons. "Alltan. - A little brook or streamlet" (Gaelic) The Haws. "Haws. - Fruit of the hawthorn" (Jamieson)
OS1/1/44/35 FAWELLS Fawells Fawells Fawells Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. Alexander Sim Tenant Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A large substantial farmhouse with offices and garden attached, and tenanted by Alexander Sim. This farm has been enlarged by the addition of the farm of Browelly - a name now obsolete. Property of The Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/35 WHITELUMS Whitelums Whitelums Whitelums Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. Alexander Sim Mr. James Brown, Greystone 055 A small croft with dwellinghouse ahd garden attached; property of Alexander F. Irvine Esqr. of Drum
OS1/1/44/35 CROWNHEAD Crownhead Crownhead Crownhead Rev. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. Lewis Littlejohn Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A farmhouse with offices and garden attached and tenanted by Lewis Littlejohn. Property of The Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/35 [Page] 35 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Whitelums. "Lum, Lumb. - A chimney" (Jamieson)
OS1/1/44/36 SWELLS Swells Swells Swells Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. Alexander Sim, Fawells Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A small croft with dwellinghouse and garden attached; property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/36 CRAIGHAR Craighar Craighar Craighar Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Mr. John Crane, Tenant Mr. James Brown, Greystone 055 A small farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of The Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/36 ISAACSTOWN Isaacstown Isaacstown Isaacstown Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. William Ironside, Ground Officer Keith Hall Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A substantial farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of The Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/36 [Page] 36 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Craighar. "Har.- Cold" "Craig - A rock." (Jamieson) Literally The Cold Craig.
OS1/1/44/37 NEWMILL BURN Newmill Burn Newmill Burn Newmill Burn Mr. James Brown, Greystone Mr Peter Innes, Newplace Mr. Alexander Sim, Fawells 055 A small stream formed by drains north of the farm of Burnside and which, flowing southward, joins the River Don a short distance north of Boat of Hatton farmsteading in Fintray Parish. For a considerable distance it forms the boundary between the parishes of Fintray and Keith Hall and Kinkell.
OS1/1/44/37 GREYSTONE Greystone Greystone Greystone Mr. James Brown, Tenant Mr. Peter Innes Mr. James Johnstone, Kinmuck 055 A small croft with dwellinghouse and garden attached. Flint arrowheads have been found from time to time in considerable numbers on this croft. Property of The Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
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OS1/1/44/39 UPPER KINKELL Upper Kinkell Upper Kinkell Upper Kinkell Mr. William Ironside, Ground Officer Keith Hall Mr William Partridge, Ardmurdo. Valuation Roll 055 A small farmhouse and steading with garden attached - originally a separate farm, but now annexed to Ardmurdo and farmed by Mr. William Partridge. Property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore. "Kinkell hath for its tutelar Saint Michael, Archangel. Besides his well and fair here, this may be collected from the Registrum Chartarum" Extract from the Aberdeenshire collection - page 571. The "Fair" mentioned in this extract - and Known in the district as "Michael Fair" is held annually on this farm, but not always on the one spot. The Market Stance cannot be removed from the farm, but the ground used is whatever field may be in grass for the season; any particular site for it cannot therefore be shewn. Every enquiry made in the district has failed to elicit any information regarding the "Well" mentioned in the extract, as none seem to be aware that such an object ever existed in connection with the name of the patron saint. Close to the Lodge of Thainstone, now in the parish of Kintore, at one time stood a small chapel, and near it was a well known as "Chapel Well", or "Holy Well". As this was in Kinkell parish previous to its distribution between the parishes of Keith Hall and Kintore, it may be the well referred to.
OS1/1/44/39 [Page] 39 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell "Ceangal - An obligation" etc. pron. [pronounced] Kinkell. B.R.. "Ceann.- Head" pron. [pronounced] Kin. "Cill - A Church, Chapel etc. (Gaelic) This name is evidently derived from the Gaelic Ceann - Head, and Cill, a church, This Compound of "Ceann" and "Cill", would be pronounced in English as Kinkell. B.R.
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OS1/1/44/41 KINKELL CHURCH (Ruins of) Church [Ruins of] Church [Ruins of] Church [Ruins of] Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. William Ironside, Ground Officer Keith Hall Mr. William Partridge, Ardmurdo 055 "The following account of this church is given by a writer in "Notes and Queries" The Church itself is in a state of utter ruin. Only the north wall remains. Towards the west end a building like out-house has been put up over a burial place of some persons named Gordon. The west window, the broken mouldings of which are evidently early Third Pointed work, is almost entirely destroyed. In the north wall, adjoining the ancient sanctuary, is a most remarkable Tabernacle, I should imagine, almost unique. It was not simply an Easter Sepulchre, but a permanet receptacle for the Holy Sacrament. It consists of aumbrye or deep rectangular recess in the wall, on either side of which, as well as above and below are a series of sculptured ornaments. The bass-relief above is altogether gone. No traces of it or its subject remain. But two crocketed finials on either side, of a close grained freestone, are almost perfect. Below are the remains of what was evidently the sculptured representation of an ostensorium or monstrance, for the Blessed Sacrament, with adoring angels on either side, and underneath is some boldly sculptured foliage with a shield in its centre, charged with a lion rampant crowned. A label on either side of the recess contains the following legend:- HIC EST SUTUM CORPS DE UGIE NATUM: (Hic est servatum Corpus de Virgine natum - Here is reserved that Body which was born of the Virgin Mary.) The letters A.G. occur twice, once disjoined, and again united by a Knote into a monogram. So, too, the device of a rose. The date "A.D. 1528" also remains, as well as the inscription "memorare" on a label below. Secondly there is an incised slab, two-thirds of which only now remain, representing a Knight in armour. The figure is very similar to that of Sir Thomas Massingberde, represented in Mr. Boutell's Monumental Brasses (London: Bell and Daldy.) Upon the surcoat and on a shield above the figure are represented the following arms: A cheveron between two water bougets in chief, and a hunter's horn in base. That part of the inscription which remains runs as follows: Hic jacet nobilis armiger Gilbertus de Gr--------- Anno Domini M.CCCC.XI. [1411] But the most curious object of interest is a bas-relief, in a more westerly portion of the north wall, evidently of the same age and workmanship as the tabernacle. It appears to be a representation of Christian worship, and [Continued p. 42]
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OS1/1/44/41 There is a mis-spelling of 'permanent' in line 12 of the descriptive remarks. I had difficulty in deciphering the date towards the end of the page - whether it was MCCCCXL, or MCCCCXI. The Battle of Harlaw was fought in 1411, and Gilbert de Greenlaw is recorded as having been killed there. I therefore transcribed '1411'. In the subsequent narrative, Gilbert is called Gilbert Graham of the Forbes clan. I have never seen this mentioned in local history writings. Davidson 'Inverurie & the Earldom of the Garioch' 1878 Marren 'Grampian Battlefields' 1990
OS1/1/44/42 Church (Ruins of) - Continued [from p.41] may have been a memorial monument of the clegy (clergy?) of the parish. Underneath the representation of a depressed arch is a crucifix, the figure of which is still comparatively perfect. Below is a vested altar, with antipendium and fringed superfrontal. Upon the former appears the letters "A. G.". To the right of the altar is seen the remains of a figure of a priest in his Eucharistic vestments. Upon the centre of the altar stands the chalice, and on the left the open missal and stand. On the left side of the altar runs a legend - pes satom, (in Old English characters,) possibly preces sanctorum, for both below and above the band on which the legend is sculptured are represented four heads, signifying the saints at rest, or the souls of the martyrs under the celestial altar. On the right side of the figure of our Blessed Lord upon the cross, which rises from a Calvary above and behind the altar, is a very beautiful representation of an angel carrying the Oblation to the Eternal Father. The angel holds a chalice, out of which springs a small figure of the Redeemer, and so is realized the meaning of the antient most beautiful prayer: "Supplices Te rogamus omnipotens Deus; jube hace perferri per manus sancti Angeli Tui in sublime[-] altare Tuum, in conspectu divinae Majestatis Tuae, etc," (We most humbly beseech Thee, O Almighty God, command these oblation[s] to be carried by the hands of Thy holy angels to Thy altar on high, in the sight of Thy Divine Majesty.) To the left of the figure of our blessed Saviour remains a representation of the blessed Virgin with her Divine Son. The latter figure is almost entirely destroyed, but the remains are visible to the careful observer. In the spandrils of the arch the letters "A.G.". are again repeated, together with the rose. No doubt these two ornaments, the tabernacle and this bas-relief were erected under the direction of Alexander Galloway, who was (we are informed) Vicar of Kinkell in the early part of the sixteenth century, and a prependary of the cathedral of Aberdeen. The Gilbertus de Gr------- mentioned in the above inscription is know (known?) to be Gilbert Graham of Morphie, referred to in the pedigree of the Forbeses; and on the other side of the stone is the following inscription: "Hic jacet honore illustrus et sanctu moram pietate ornatus Joannes Forbes d'Ardmurdo ejus cognominis haeres & qui anno aetatis suae 66 8 Jullii A.D. 1592 obiit." There are also the Forbes' arms, with the initials J.F., and a Greek inscription ("To me to live is Christ, and to die gain.") The earlier inscription was formerly supposed to be in memory of Sir J. Scrymgeour, "Grit Constabill of fair Dunde, "who was killed a Harlaw in 1411; but the mistake arose from an incorrect reading of the inscription. The Church of Kinkell it is stated, at one time formed a residence of the Knights Templar of Jerusalem. The parson of Kinkell was an ecclesiastic of no small importance, being patron of seven churches - Kinkell, Kintore, Skene, Kinellar, Kemnay, Dyce and Drumblade. Kinkell, by the way, is a Celtic name, [Continued p. 43]
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OS1/1/44/43 Church (Ruins of) Continued [from p.42] meaning the Head Church. The parish was suppressed in 1754, one-fourth of it being annexed to Kintore, and the remaining three-fourths to Keith-hall, which latter, indeed, is still termed the united parish of Keith-hall and Kinkell." Extracts from the Early History of Kintore by the late Alexander Watt, Kintore, dated 1865. Pages 133 to 136. The walls of this Church are not so entirely demolished as is represented in the above extracts. There is still standing about fourteen feet or so of the west gavel, and a portion of what seems to have been the eastern one, with the side and spring of the arch of a large window which was entire some years ago but has now fallen. The south wall still shews above ground in some places, but a considerable portion of the stones used in its construction has been appropriated to the building of a tomb - referred to in the extracts as being "like an out-house." It is a plain whitewashed slated building. The figures and sculptured ornaments surrounding the tabernacle and altar have suffered much at the hands of some persons who possessed more curiosity than reverence for antiquarian objects;- portions, and in some instances whole figures having been chipped off and carried away. The graveyard adjacent is surrounded by a substantial stone wall. Property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore. "The Church had formerly a turret in the middle, (for a steeple) and a great window in the east end. The word signifies a chief church, and so it was, having six that depended on it"- (mentioned in the above extract,) - " all which of old, as well as Kinkell itself, were severally provided of a priest who officiated in them, as chaplain or vicar, for the parson of Kinkell himself, who being a principal person in the chapter, had his residence at the cathedral in the Canonry." From Macfarlane's Geographical Collections M.S. (Manuscript") Extract from the Aberdeenshire Collection, page 571.
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OS1/1/44/45 HOGHOLM Hogholm Hogholm Hogholm Hoghome Mr. W. Ironside Ground Officer Mr. John Clark Tenant Valuation Roll 1859 60 Estate plan of Keith Hall 1842 055 A small farmhouse with offices and garden attached, the property of The Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/45 Site of CAIRN MORE Stone Cist found here. (Site of) Cairnmore (Site of) Cairnmore Stone Cist found here. Mr. Robert Bruce, Heatherwick Mr. William Partridge, Ardmurdo. 055 In the Statistical Account of Keith Hall and Kinkell parish written by the Revd. [Reverend] George Skene Keith about 1780 this cairn is mentioned as "one near Balbithan called Cairn More or great cairn." It stands on the rising ground east of Ardmurdo farmsteading, but like the one at Kinmuck it has been completely carried away either for drainage purposes or for buillding stone fences. A stone cist was found at its foundation. On the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/44/45 [Page] 45 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Hogholm "Hog - A young Sheep before it has lost its first fleece. Holm.- Howm. - Low ground on the banks of a river" (Jamieson) Mor - Great, Large, etc. Carn, Cairn, Cuirn, - A heap of Stones etc. (Gaelic)
OS1/1/44/46 CRAIGFORTHIE Craigforthie Craigforthie Craigforthie Mr. W. Ironside ground officer Mr. G. Baxter, Tenant Mr. W. Partridge, Ardmurdo 055 A large farmhouse with offices and garden, the property of The Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/46 ARDMURDO Ardmurdo Ardmurdo Ardmurdo Mr. W. Ironside Mr W. Partridge Valuation Roll 055 A very neat dwelling house with garden attached and Surrounded with wood, occupied by Mr. W. Partridge. Property of The Right Hon.[Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/46 HEATHERWICK Heatherwick Heatherwick Heatherwick Mr. W. Ironside Mr. W. Partridge Mr. Robert Bruce Tenant 055 A very large dwelling House with extensive offices, and garden attached, Property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/46 [Page] 46 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Craigforthie "Forth, Foirth, Forthe, A Fort" (Jamieson) Ardmurdo. "Ard, Aird, Arda - an eminence, a hill, a high land, an upland," Mur, - a House, wall etc. Mordha - Great. etc" (Gaelic)
OS1/1/44/47 DENMILL Denmill Denmill Denmill Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. Robert Gray, Tenant Mr. James Gray Tenant 055 A farmhouse with offices and garden attached. There was originally a mill here, now disused. It is supposed by some that this name is derived from the Danes, as it is situated at the south edge of what was once the Moor of Kinmuck where a battle was fought between the Scots and the Danes, and in confirmation of that opinion it is called "Danemiln" in a statistical Account of the parish written about 1780. Others again suppose it is so named from the circumstance of the mill being situated in a small hollow or "den". Property of Alexander F. Irvine Esqr. of Drum
OS1/1/44/47 PEATHILL Peathill Peathill Peathill Mr. John Shewan, Tenant Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A substantial farmhouse with offices and garden attached; property of Alexander F. Irvine Esqr. of Drum
OS1/1/44/47 DENMILL BRIDGE Denmill Bridge Denmill Bridge Denmill Bridge Mr W. Wanack, Factor, Newmill Fintray Mr. B. Mearns, Neilsbrae Fintray Mr. Gray, Farmer, Denmill 055 A small stone bridge of one arch across the Newmill Burn, near the farm of Denmill, and on the road leading from Fintray to Kinmuck. A County Bridge.
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OS1/1/44/48 STONE CIRCLE (Remains of) Circle (Remains of) Circle (Remains of) Circle (Remains of) Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. John Shewan, Peathill Mr. James Johnston, Kinmuck 055 In a Statistical Account of this parish written about 1780 the writer, the Rev. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Keith, says, "there are three Druid's temples, and remains of several more, in this district." No trace of either now remains, with the exception of one solitary upright stone on the farm of Peathill. "The antiquities in this quarter have suffered much from the ploughshare and the erection of stone fences. The Cairns or mounds raised to commemorate ancient heroes and events have been broken down, and the place of the Druidic temples that stood in the end of the last century is now unmarked with one exception, where a single stone remains nearly two and a half feet square and seven feet high. It is remarkable that the corn grows very luxuriant around this solitary pillar to a distance of fifteen yards and has always been eighteen inches higher than the crop immediately beside it" Extract from Statistical Account of Aberdeenshire - Page 743.
OS1/1/44/48 URN FOUND HERE Urn found here Urn found here Mr. John Shewan, Farmer, Peathill Mr. John Donald, Peterhead 055 Almost underneath this stone, the last tenant of the farm of Peathill - Mr. John Donald, found an Urn, which was sometime ago and may still be in his possession, but of its size and form, or what it contained, no information can be gleaned in this district. There was a second Urn also found on this farm, but where, cannot be shewn.
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OS1/1/44/50 BLAIR HUSSEY Blair Hussey Blair Hussey Blair Hussey Revd. [Reverend] John Keith, Keith Hall Mr. John Shand,Inkeeper, Fintray Mr. James Brown, Geystone 055 "Tradition records that a great battle was fought between the Scots and the Danes on the moor of Kinmuck; a range of fields, now arable, and also the moor, are called Plair-hassey which signifies the field of Blood. The Scottish army are said to have killed a boar at Kinmuck, which denotes the boar's head. This was an omen of victory. A great multitude of small cairns are scattered over the moor; and General Gordon, one of the heritors, remembers to have frequently observed the vestiges of an encampment on the south side of the moor, having a large morass (the mosses of Balbithan and Kinmuck) on the back and the burn of Denmiln or Danemiln on the right of the camp. The field of Battle extended the whole length of the parish of Kinkell on the north, or above two English miles. The Danes were defeated and pursued to the burn of Dennyburn or Danes-burn on the other side of the parish" Extract from Statistical Account of Keith Hall and Kinkell by the Revd. [Reverend] George Skene Keith. - (Written about 1780) "Part of an encampment still remains in the moor of Kinmuck, where tradition records that a great battle took place between the Danes and the Scotch. The latter are said to have slain a boar in their advance, and hence the name Kinmuck, or boars head. The place of Combat bears the name of "Blair Hussey, or field of blood." Extract from Statistical Account of Aberdeenshire 1843. page 743. The "Moor of Kinmuck" as an object has ceased to exist; agricultural improvement has rendered it all arable with the exception of a very small portion, which is itself being improved at present. During the course of improvement the "small cairns", the vestiges of an encampment," and " the large morass, (the mosses of Balbithan and Kinmuck.)" mentioned above have all been swept away or turned into arable land, not a vestige of them remaining.
OS1/1/44/50 [Page] 50 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell [Arrowed note Blair Hussey] Should not Site of Battle Between the Scots and Danes be written? [Arrowed note to, "Part of an encampment still remains...] Could not the site of this encampment be shewn on Plan? [Arrowed note] Never pronounced "Uasai" either in Scotland or Ireland. "Asadh.- (pron [pronounced] Hassy or Hassie.") Resting etc. "Asaidh - gen. sing [genitive singular] of Asadh." "Asaidh.- v.n. [verbal noun] Rebel, revolt," "Tuasaid. - Fight. (pron. [pronounced] Uasai.") (Gaelic) "Blood.- Gaelic. Uaisle. pron. [pronounced] uaishle."- Battle.- Cath, blar, comhrag.-" "Blar or Blair. A Plain, a Field." "Asaidh. gen. Sing. [genitive Singular] of Asadh (pron. [pronounced] Hàsay ) anchoring, resting, Settling" Gaelic Blair Hassay * This is evidently a modernised word, as the letter h never commences any word in Gaelic:- it appears from its traditionary etymology to have been corrupted from the Gaelic word "Uaisle" signifying "Blood", which in its pronunciation very nearly corresponds with "Hussey".- I have therefore adopted "Blair Hussey" as the correct orthography for this object so that the traditionary title of it may be preserved. E.H. Courtney Capt. R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers] Uaisle does not signify Blood in the sense of signifying a "Field of Blood" or "Bloody Field" The word signifies "Noble" and may signify Blood in the sense in which we say "He is of Noble Blood" or he is of good Blood etc.
OS1/1/44/51 CAIRNHILL Cairnhill Cairnhill Cairnhill Revd. [Reverend] John Keith, Keith Hall Mr Charles Smith, Tenant Valuation roll 1859 60 055 A farmhouse with offices and garden attached. Name derived from a large Cairn which once stood on the rising ground east of the farm. Property of Alexander F. Irvine Esqr. of Drum.
OS1/1/44/51 Site of CAIRN Stone Cist found here (Site of) Cairn (Site of) Cairn (Site of) Cairn Stone Cist found here Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. Charles Smith Mr. James Johnstone, Kinmuck Mr. James Johnstone, Kinmuck 055 In the Statistical Account of Keith Hall and Kinkell parish written by the Revd. [Reverend] George Skene Keith about 1780 this Cairn is mentioned as one which "commands a prospect of the low country." It stoood where the cart track to Cairnhill farm leaves the present commutation road about an eighth of a mile northwest of Kinmuck village. The stones which composed it have long since been removed for the purpose of erecting stone fences, and not a vestige of it now remains. A stone coffin was found at its foundation.
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OS1/1/44/52 MEETING HOUSE (Society of Friends) Meetinghouse (Society of Friends) Meetinghouse (Society of Friends) Meetinghouse (Society of Friends) Mr. James Grey, Denmill Mr Robert Grey Denmill Mr. William Morrrice, Kinmuck 055 A plain but substantial building in Kinmuck belonging to the Society of Friends. This house and a small portion of land attached have been in their possession for upwards of a hundred and fifty years, as is proven by a receipt for wood sold from their property. The congregation is now small and gradually diminishing.
OS1/1/44/52 KINMUCK Kinmuck Kinmuck Kinmuck Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. James Adam, Merchant Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A small straggling village in the parish of Keith Hall and Kinkell, containing a Post Office, Female School, and a Meetinghouse belonging to the Society of Friends. The houses are all one storey in height, generally thatched, and principally in indifferent repair. The name signifies the "boar's head" from the circumstance, as is traditionarily affirmed of the Scottish army having slain a boar when advancing to attack the Danes at Blair Hassey. Property of Alexander F. Irvine Esqr. of Drum.
OS1/1/44/52 [Page] 52 Parish of Keith-Hall and Kinkell Kinmuck "Cinn or Ceann. (pron. [pronounced] Kin) Head" Muc. - Swine" (Gaelic) Cinn-muc (pron. [pronounced] Kinmuck) Literally Boar's Head. not literally Boar's Head, but literally "Pig's Head" Ceann Tuirc, or Ceann Cullaich, would be literally Boar's Head
OS1/1/44/53 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.
OS1/1/44/53 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
OS1/1/44/53 [Page] 53 Parish 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.
OS1/1/44/54 WARDHEAD Wardhead Wardhead Wardhead Mr. William Morrice, Kinmuck Mr. James Adam, Merchant Kinmuck Valuation Roll 1859-60 055 A farmsteading in the village of Kinmuck in but indifferent repair: there is also a smithy attached; property of Alexander F. Irvine Esqr. Drum
OS1/1/44/54 POST OFFICE Post Office Post Office Post Office Mr. James Adam Mr. James Johnston Kinmuck Mr James Brown, Greystone 055 Situated in the village of Kinmuck. has one arrival and one despatch daily. Not a Money Order Office - Major Office Keith Hall, Inverury.
OS1/1/44/54 SCHOOL (Girls) Female School Female School Female School Mr. James Adam Mr. James Johnston Mr. James Brown 055 A small thatched building in an indifferent state of repair. The teacher possesses a government certificate and her salary is derived from voluntary subscriptions and the fees of the pupils. Average number of scholars about 30.
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OS1/1/44/55 STONE CIST FOUN No 1. Stone Cist found here No 1. Stone Cist found here Mr. John Shewan, Peathill Mr. William Morris Kinmuck 055 Stone Cist found close to the farmsteading of Peathill by the present tenant, Mr. John Shewan. It contained only a small quantity of burnt fatty matter, and was of more than ordinary good workmanship, the stones being fixed together with hard cement. Longitudinal direction nearly north and south. It has been totally removed.
OS1/1/44/55 STONE CIST FOUND HERE No 2. Stone Cist found here N0 2. Stone Cist found here Mr. John Shewan Mr. William Morris 055 Stone Cist found on a small Knoll, now planted, about ten chains east of Peathill. It contained a small quantity of human bones which crumbled to dust when exposed for a time to the air. It was of much ruder form than the other. Longtitudinal direction nearly north and south. This has also been removed.
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OS1/1/44/57 PATIESMILL Patiesmill Patiesmill Patiesmill Rev. J. Keith. Keithhall Mr. W. Ironside Ground Officer Mr. W. Melvin Tenant 055 A small farm steading with garden attached, the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/57 PATIES MILL (Corn) Paties Mill Paties Mill Paties Mill Rev. [Reverend] J. Keith Mr. W Ironside Mr. W Melvin 055 A Corn Meal & Barley Mill occupied by Mr. John Aitken, the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/57 [Page] 57 Keith-Hall & Kinkell Ph. [Parish] Patiesmill "Pattie - Pastry" (Jamieson)
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OS1/1/44/59 RIVER DON River Don River Don River Don Mr.W. Smith, Densyburn. Mr. A. Anderson Old Balbithan Valuation Roll 055 A river in Aberdeenshire which rises in the Mountains of Corgarff, at the head of Strathdon Parish. Its banks are remarkably beautiful and romantic. It receives the Laschel the Ury and other numerous streams, and falls into the German Ocean on the North Side of Old Aberdeen about two miles from the Mouth of the Dee. "Gazeteer of Scotland 1841"
OS1/1/44/59 DENSYBURN Densyburn Densyburn Densyburn Mr. W. Smith occupier Mr. A Anderson Mr A Patterson Bellcraig 055 A small farm house & steading with garden attached, the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
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OS1/1/44/60 DENSY BURN Densy Burn Densy Burn Densy Burn Mr. W. Smith Mr. A. Anderson Balbithan Mr. A. Patterson Bellcraig 055 A small burn rising on the South Side of the Commutation Road leading from the Hatton of Fintray to Inverury and running for about a Mile and a half in a Southerly direction until it joins the Don. This burn derives its name from a battle which was fought between the Scots and Danes at Kinmuck and the latter were here defeated with great Slaughter
OS1/1/44/60 BELLCRAIG Bellcraig Bellcraig Bellcraig Mr. A. Patterson, occupier Mr. W. Smith Densyburn Mr. A. Anderson 055 A Small farm house and steading with garden attached, the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/60 WOODLANDS Woodlands Woodlands Woodlands Mr. W. Diack occupier Mr. W. Smith Mr. A Anderson 055 A small croft with garden attached, the property of the Right Hon [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
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OS1/1/44/61 OLD BALBITHAN Old Balbithan Old Balbithan Old Balbithan Mr. A. Anderson Tenant Mr. Robert Anderson Tenant Mr. W Smith Densyburn 055 Two large farm houses with offices and gardens attached, occupied by Messrs. Anderson, the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/44/61 LADY'S POT 055 Described & Authenticated in Name Book of Adjoining Parish
OS1/1/44/61 HORN FORD 055 Described & Authenticated in Name Book of Adjoining Parish
OS1/1/44/61 BALBITHAN POT 065 Described & Authenticated in Name Book of Adjoining Parish
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OS1/1/44/61 [Page] 61 Parish of Keith-hall and Kinkell Old Balbithan "Bal or Ball, from the Gaelic Baile, a place or town" (Jamieson) "Bith, quiet , peaceable," Baile, A village, hamlet or town." (Gaelic) Literally the Quiet Town. B.R.
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OS1/1/44/63 BURNGRAINS Burngrains Burngrains Burngrains Revd. [Reverend] John Keith Keith Hall Mr. William Duncan, Tenant Valuation Role 1859-60 055 A small croft with dwellinghouse and offices attached, all in very indifferent repair, property of Alexander F. Irvine Esqr. of Drum
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OS1/1/44/64 [Page] 64 Parish of Keith-hall and Kinkell [Signed] E.H. Courtney Capt. R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers] 30th June 1866
OS1/1/44/65 44 OS1/1/44/ 65 NAME BOOK of the PARISH OF KEITH-HALL & KINKELL Co. [County] ABERDEEN [Stamped] ORDNANCE SURVEY M.S. STORE SOUTHAMPTON 16 APR. 95 [1895]
OS1/1/44/66 [Page] 66 Index PARISH OF KEITH-HALL AND KINKELL Co [County] Aberdeen Names -- Pages Altons -- 34 Ardmurdo -- 46 Backhill -- 5 Backhill of Crimond -- 5 Burreldale Moss -- 5 Burn of Lochter -- 9 Boynds -- 9 Backgreens -- 14 Braeside -- 15 Broomiehillock -- 17 Bankhead -- 19 Blackstrath --23 Brae Cottage -- 31 Burnside -- 33 Blair Hussey -- 50 Balbithan -- 53 Bellcraig -- 60 Balbithan Pot -- 61 Burngrains -- 63 Cairn (Site of) -- 3 Cairn (Site of) --4 Cot-town -- 7 Cairn (Remains of) -- 14 Calf-fold -- 17 Cotlandhillocks -- 20 Church -- 32 Coldwells -- 34 Crownhead -- 35 Craighar -- 36 Craigforthie -- 46 Cairnhill -- 51 Dykenook -- 22 Den mill -- 47 Denmill Bridge -- 47 Densyburn -- 59 Densy Burn -- 60 East Hillhead -- 29 Fawells -- 35 Great North of Scotland Railway (Mel. Bh.) [Meldrum Branch] -- 4 Greystone -- 37 Human Remains found here -- 3 Human Remans found here -- 4 Hill of Selbie -- 14 Hill of Crimond -- 19 Home Farm -- 27 Hillhead -- 29 Hogholm -- 45 Heatherwick -- 46 Horn Ford -- 61 Isaacstown -- 36 Jenkin's Hole -- 12 Joss Ford (Disused) -- 12 Keith-hall and Kinkell -- 1 Keith-hall House -- 28 Kinmuck -- 52 Kinkell Church (Ruins of) 41 to 43 Lofthillock -- 13 Lammerwells -- 20 Longfaugh -- 22 Leggat -- 31 Lady's Pot -- 61 Lint Butts -- 10 Mill of Portstown -- 4 Moss-side -- 20 Moat -- 28 Manse -- 29 Monk's Hillock -- 30 Meeting House (Society of Friends) -- 52 North Moss-side -- 6 Nether Inglistown -- 13 Nether Crimond -- 17 Newmill -- 18 New Kendal -- 21 Newplace -- 33 Newmill Burn -- 37 Newton -- 53 Ordyfauld -- 16 Oldmill -- 19 Old Kendal -- 21 Old Balbithan -- 61 Oldmill -- 19 Portstown -- 9 Peathill -- 47 Post Office -- 54 Patiesmill -- 57 Paties Mill (Corn) --57 Pitfour-- 10 River Urie -- 11 Rashiebottom -- 25 River Don -- 59 Souterford -- 10 Stone Cist found here -- 14 Selbie -- 15 Stoneyhill -- 18 School -- 18 Spital -- 21 Shielbog -- 22 Site of the village of Kirkton -- 27 Site of Church -- 27 Site of Caskieben -- 28 Sculptured Stone found here A. D. 1853 -- 28 Site of Chapel -- 30 School -- 32 Swells -- 36 Site of Cairn More -- 45 Stone Cist found here -- 45 Stone Circle (Remains of) -- 48 Site of Cairn -- 51 Stone Cist found here -- 51 School (Girls) 54 Stone Cist found here -- 55 Stone Cist found here -- 55 Urie Cottage -- 11 Upper Inglistown -- 13 Upper Kinkell -- 39 Urn found here -- 48 Woodside -- 15 Windyfold -- 32 Wellhillock -- 33 Woollen Mill -- 33 Whitelums -- 35 Ward head -- 54 Woodlands -- 60