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OSO [Ordnance Survey Office] Aberdeen
17 th May 1866.

Captain Parsons.

With reference to the attached Cor
-respondence, will you please correct
the spelling of the names mentioned
& agree with the orthography I have
adopted: You will observe that Captain
Pratt has no objection to the proposed
alterations, and I am quite sure
that my spelling in these instances is
correct. If you will correct Captain Pratt's
plans, it will save future Remarks.
The names requiring alteration are
Plan
1. Faemiewell Pool 65.4. Dyce Ph [Parish]
2. The Daueis 65.2. Kinellar Ph [Parish]
3. Marrit- Pot 54.11 Kemnay Ph [Parish]
4. Black Pot of Ardtannis 54.12 Kemnay / Kintore Phs [Parishes]

My reasons for the 2 first corrections
you will see on attached Correspondence;
The reasons for the 2 others are now
given for your satisfaction.-
3. A legend gives rise to the name of
"Marrot", & was related by a person
whose father had narrated it to him
who had lived at Ardtannes for
84 years. The legend runs as follows [Continued p.54]


The names approved by me being
1. Faimiewell Pot.
2. The Daues
or
Ga' Pot.
3. Marrot Pot
4. Black Pot of Ardtannes,
all which are requested to be adopted.

EHC

?correct Gaelic
Ardtannais
(the Spectre Hill)

Plans- Namelists and
Photographs have been
altered to agree with the
above as recommended to
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