Aberdeenshire volume 45

  1. Records
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  4. Aberdeenshire volume 45
Page List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks Continued entries/extra info Transcriber's notes
OS1/1/45/1 KEMNAY Kemnay Kemnay Kemnay Kemnay Kemnay Kemnay Kemnay Kemnay New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Oliver & Boyd's Almanack Philips' County Atlas Sheriff's List of Parishes Johnston's County Map Valuation Roll for 1859-60 054 ; 064 The Parish of Kemnay is in the Presbytery of Garioch, and Synod of Aberdeen, Patron the Earl of Kintore. It is bounded on the east by the parish of Kintore; on the north by the parish of Inverury; on the west by the parishes of Chapel of Garioch and Monymusk; and on the south, by Cluny and Skene. The surface of this parish is rather flat upon the whole. The greater part of the soil is a light mould lying on sand. The alluvial lands on the banks of the River Don and Ton Burn, are a fine rich loam, deep, and free from stones; but they are not of great extent. The soil of the rising grounds is, for the most part, bedded on clay, and is generally observed to improve in richness and fertility as the plough ascends to the highest point of elevation. There are no detached portions of this parish, nor are there any detached portions of any other parish situated within it The parish of Kemnay contains about [ ] Statute Acres.
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OS1/1/45/3 MARRIT POT Marrit Pot Marrit Pot Marrit Pot Mr Stewart Burnett Cairnton by Kintore Mr Alexander Leslie Land Steward Kemnay House Mr Alexander Watt Kintore 054 A very deep hole in the River Don adjacent to Woodend Farm Steading Considered to be the third best fishing hole in the River
OS1/1/45/3 CAIRNTON Cairnton Cairnton Cairnton Cairntown Mr Stewart Burnett occupier Rent Receipt. 1862 Mr Alexander Leslie Valuation Roll 1859-60 054 A large Farm Steading dwelling house and out offices from one to two storeys high Slated and in good repair the property of Alexander G Burnett Kemnay House
OS1/1/45/3 BOGFUR Bogfur Bogfur Bogfur Bogfur Bogfur Mr Stewart Burnett Mr Alexander Leslie Rent Receipt 1859 Estate Plan, dated 1792 Valuation Roll. 1859-60 054 Four Croft houses with outhouses attached to each all one Storey high thatched and in bad repair the property of Alexander G. Burnett Kemnay House
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OS1/1/45/4 BACKHILL Backhill Backhill Backhill Backhill Backhill Blackhill Mr Stewart Burnett Cairnton by Kintore Lease 1847 Mr Alexander Leslie Land Steward Kemnay House Estate Plan, dated 1792 Johnstone's Co [County] Map Valuation Roll. 1859-60 054 A Farm Steading dwelling house and outoffices one Storey high thatched and in bad repair the property of Alexander G Burnett Esqr. Kemnay
OS1/1/45/4 WHITEHAUGH FORD Whitehaugh Ford Whitehaugh Ford Whitehaugh Ford Mr Stewart Burnett Mr Alexander Leslie Mr Alexander Watt 054 A shallow Ford across the River Don formed partly by two small Islands and partly by a Mill Weir. it takes its name from the Mill in the adjacent Parish
OS1/1/45/4 REE POT Ree Pot Ree Pot Ree Pot Mr Stewart Burnett Mr Alexander Leslie Mr Alexander Watt 054 A deep narrow hole in the River Don famous for Fish adjacent to and north of Backhill
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OS1/1/45/5 ROQUHAROLD Roquharold Roquharold Roquharold Roquharold Racharral Racharral Mr Stewart Burnett Cairnton by Kintore Rent Receipt 1857 Mr Alexander Leslie Land Steward Kemnay House Valuation Roll 1859-60 Estate Plan dated 1792 Johnstone's Co. [County] Map 054 A Farm Steading dwelling house and outhouses all one Storey Slated and in tolerable repair the property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr Kemnay
OS1/1/45/5 ROQUHAROLD HILL Roquharold Hill Roquharold Hill Roquharold Hill Mr Stewart Burnett Mr Alexander Leslie Mr Alexander Watt Kintore 054 A prominent hill on the South Bank of the River Don partly arable and partly wooded the property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr Kemnay House
OS1/1/45/5 ROQUHAROLD BURN Roquharold Burn Roquharold Burn Roquharold Burn Burn of Racharral Mr Stewart Burnett Mr Alexander Leslie Mr Alexander Watt Estate Plan dated 1792 054 A Very Small Stream Collecting from drains west of Cairnton and flowing north into the River Don West of Roquharold Hill
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OS1/1/45/6 CHAPEL POT Chapel Pot Chapel Pot Chapel Pot Mr Stewart Burnett Cairnton by Kintore Mr Alexander Leslie Land Steward Kemnay Mr Alexander Watt Kintore 054 A deep hole in the River Don At the foot of Roquharold Hill Considered to be one of the best fishing Pots on the River
OS1/1/45/6 WOODEND Woodend Woodend Woodend Woodend Woodend Mr Stewart Burnett Rent Receipt 1862 Mr Alexander Leslie Estate Plan, dated 1792 Valuation Roll 1859-60 054 A Small Farm Steading dwelling house and out offices one storey high thatched and in good repair the property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House
OS1/1/45/6 CROFT OF WOODEND Croft of Woodend Croft of Woodend Croft of Woodend Croft of Woodend Mr Stewart Burnett Rent Receipt 1863 Mr Alexander Leslie Valuation Roll 1859-60 054 A small one Storey Croft house thatched and in bad repair the property of Alexander George Burnett Esq Kemnay
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OS1/1/45/7 THE KEMS Kembs the Kembs Kame Hills The Kems The Kems The Kems Fullarton's Gazetteer Old Statistical Account Estate Plan, dated 1792 Mr Alexander Leslie Mr George Proctor Revd. [Reverend] George Peter 054 ; 064 A chain of small hillocks extending, with a few interruptions, from Dalmadilly to the Parish of Cluny, property of Alexander Burnett Esqr Kemnay House "The name of this district is said to be derived from the Kembs, a chain of little hills which takes its rise nearly at the middle of the parish, and extending along the north side of it, terminates in the parish of Cluny, by which Kemnay is bounded on the West S.W. [West South West]" Old Statistical Account. I should think this explanation is correct. Kaim a ridge or crest of serrated hill or range of hills resembling a cocks' comb. see Jamieson, New Ed. [Edition]. JMD I dont say Kemnay is from the same root.
OS1/1/45/7 [Page] 7 Aberdeenshire -- Parish of Kemnay This name has been referred to the examiner together with Kems Well and Kemhill to ascertain if Kems should not be written Kames or Kaims in these three names But he states that this suggestion has been made to the Authorities and he could not get one in either the parish of Kemnay or Kintore to subscribe to the alteration; and he further adds that these modes of Spelling are in conformity with the local mode of expression.
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OS1/1/45/8 KEMS WELL (Chalybeate) Kemb-well Kemb. well Kems Well Kems Well Kems Well Old Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Leslie Mr George Proctor 054 A small mineral well situated near the northern extremity of The Kems "There are 2 mineral springs at the foot of the Kembs, about an English mile distant from each other, one of which is called the Kemb-well, and the other the Spa-well." Old Statistical Account The Kemb Well is still in existance; the Spa Well has been destroyed.
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OS1/1/45/9 BLACK POT OF ARDTANNES Black Pot of Ardtannis Black Pot of Ardtannis Black Pot of Ardtannis Thomas Tait Esqr Crichie, Kintore Mr Andrew Reit Schoolmaster, Port Elphinstone Mr Alexander Watt. Kintore 054 A deep hole in the River Don, at the point where the boundary between the parishes of Kintore and Kemnay join that river and form a junction with the parish of Inverury.
OS1/1/45/9 BLACKLAND WELL Blackland Well Blackland Well Blackland Well Thomas Tait Esqr Mr Andrew Reit Mr Alexander Watt 054 A small spring well, marking a point in the boundary between the parishes of Kemnay and Kintore.
OS1/1/45/9 WOODEND BURN Woodend Burn Woodend Burn Woodend Burn Burn of Woodend Thomas Tait Esqr Mr Alexander Watt Mr Andrew Reit Estate Plan, dated 1780 054 A small Stream, about 15 chains in length, which forms part of the boundary between the parishes of Kemnay and Kintore, and falls into the River Don.
OS1/1/45/9 [Page] 9 Aberdeenshire Parish of Kemnay [Re; Black Pot of Ardtannes] In Correspondence- altered by order Col [Colonel] Cameron R.E [Royal Engineers]
OS1/1/45/10 ALFORD VALLEY RAILWAY Alford Valley Railway Alford Valley Railway Alford Valley Railway Alford Valley Railway Mr Alexander Leslie Mr Alexander Watt Mr Thomas Watt Valuation Roll 1859-60 054 A single line of Railway extending from Kintore to Alford. used for both Passenger and Goods Traffic, and having an Electric Telegraphic communication along it. Property of the Alford Valley Railway Company.
OS1/1/45/10 GOUROCK BURN Gourock Burn Gourock Burn Gourock Burn Mr Alexander Leslie Mr Alexander Watt Mr Thomas Watt 054 A small stream which rises at Glenhead, and after a short course falls into Loch Burn in the parish of Kintore. The lower part of this stream is called Bridgealehouse Burn
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OS1/1/45/11 DALMADILLY Dalmadilly Dalmadilly Dalmadilly Dalmadilly Damadilly Mr Alexander Watt Mr Alexander Leslie Mr J Annand. Tenant Valuation Roll 1859-60 Directory of Noblemen & Gentlemen's Seats, Villages etc in Scotland. 1857 054 This name applies to a small farmsteading, and a number of Cottar houses, the whole of the buildings, with one exception, are one storey in height, thatched and in bad repair. The name also includes a Saw and Turning Mill, all the property of Alexander G Burnett, Kemnay House.
OS1/1/45/11 LOANEND Loanend Loanend Loanend Croft of Loanend Loanend Mr Alexander Watt Mr Alexander Leslie Estate Plan. dated 1792 Valuation Roll 1859-60 Johnstone's Co [County] Map 054 An old farmsteading, dwelling house and offices one storey in height, thatched and in bad repair, the property of Alexander G Burnett Esqr Kemnay House.
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OS1/1/45/12 MILL OF KEMNAY Mill of Kemnay Mill of Kemnay Mill of Kemnay Mill of Kemnay Mill of Kemnay Mill of Kemnay Mr A Watt. Farmer Kintore Mr A Leslie Factor Home Farm Kemnay Mr William Still. Tenant. Valuation Roll 1859-60 054 A large slated house 2 storys occupied as corn & barley Mill, machinery driven by water power. There is a small farmsteading attached to the Mill both are let under one Lease, houses all one story & in good repair. The property of Alexander Burnett Esqr Kemnay
OS1/1/45/12 MILL FARM Mill Farm Mill Farm Mill Farm Mill Farm Mr A. Watt. Mr A. Leslie Copy of Lease(1857 to 1876) Mr Benjamin Emslie 054 A small farmsteading with a newly erected dwelling house, slated 2 storys, offices one story thatched, all in middling repair. The property of Alexander Burnett Esqr Kemnay. This place is a separate holding from the Mill of Kemnay Farm.
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OS1/1/45/12 I have expanded the Bm for Mr Emslie as Benjamin. This name is noted in the 1861 Census as the son of the farmer at Mosshead.
OS1/1/45/13 GARPLABRAE Garplabrae Garplabrae Garplabrae Garplabrae Garpla Brae Croft of Garplabrae Mr A Watt Mr A Leslie Rent Receipt (1863) Mr William Rhonald. Tenant Estate Plan. dated 1792 Valuation Roll 1859-60 054 Two small farmsteadings close to each other, dwelling houses each one story & offices and all thatched, some of the offices are falling to ruins, and the rest are in bad repair. The property of Alexander Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House.
OS1/1/45/13 AQUITHIE Aquithie Aquithie Aquithie Aquithie Achoithe Aquhythie Achoithie Mr A. Watt. Mr A. Leslie Rent Receipt (1863) William Emslie (Tenant) Estate Plan, dated 1792 Valuation Roll 1859.60 Johnstone's Co. [County] Map 054 A large farmsteading dwelling house one story. offices and all thatched & in good repair. There are a number of small houses detached from the farm which bear the name of Aquithie also. They are each one story, thatched & in bad repair. Some of them have land let with them separate from the farm. All the property of Alexander Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House.
OS1/1/45/13 AQUHYTHIE [1895] For 1" [inch] purposes only See Remarks in Index, 1895 Mr James Macdonald The Farm Huntly. N.B. 054
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OS1/1/45/14 NETHER AQUITHIE Nether Aquithie Nether Aquithie Nether Aquithie Aquhythie Mr A. Watt. Mr A. Leslie Rent Receipt (1863) Valuation Roll 1859-60 054 Two small dwelling houses one on each side of the Toll Road Leading from Inverury to Kemnay. each one story thatched & in middling repair, There is a small portion of land let with each house, The property of Alexander Burnett Esqr of Kemnay House.
OS1/1/45/14 BACKWARD Backward Backward Backward Backward Mr A. Watt Mr A. Leslie Aberdeen District Postal Guide 054.15 Two small farmsteadings with a few other dwelling houses attached thereto. Houses each one story. all thatched & in middling repair, one of them has been recently rebuilt. The property of Alexander Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House
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OS1/1/45/15 GLENHEAD Glenhead Glenhead Glenhead Glenhead Glenhead Glenhead Glenhead Glenhead Mr A. Watt. Farmer Kintore Mr A. Leslie. Factor, Home Farm. Kemnay Mr A. Burns. (Tenant) Aberdeen, district (Postal Guide) Estate Plan, dated 1792 Valuation Roll 1859-60 Old Statistical Account 054 This name refers to two small farmsteadings and a number of small cot houses. The houses are each one story, all thatched And in bad repair. The property of Alexander Burnett Esqr, Kemnay House. One of the farm steadings is detached from the other houses (see Trace)
OS1/1/45/15 GLENHEAD WOOD Glenhead Wood Glenhead Wood Glenhead Wood Glenhead Wood Mr A. Watt. Mr A. Leslie Mr A. Burns. Glenhead by Kintore 054 A small portion of fir wood lying on the East Side of the Parish The trees are very close together and it appears to have never been thinned. The property of, Alexander Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House
OS1/1/45/15 OLD CAIRNTON Old Cairnton Old Cairnton Old Cairnton Croft of Old Cairnton Mr A. Watt Mr A. Leslie Mr A. Burns Valuation Roll 1859-60 054 A long, low, old fashioned dwelling house, one story high, thatched & in bad repair. The property of Alexander Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House.
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OS1/1/45/16 EAST BROWNHILL East Brownhill East Brownhill East Brownhill Mr A. Watt Mr A. Leslie Mr A. Burns 054 A small neat dwelling house one story thatched & in very good repair.There is a small portion of land let with the house. Both the property of Alexander Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House.
OS1/1/45/16 WEST BROWNHILL West Brownhill West Brownhill West Brownhill Mr A. Watt Mr A. Leslie Mr J Reid (Tenant) 054 A long old dwelling house one story thatched & in bad repair. There is a portion of bad land let with it. The property of Alexander Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House
OS1/1/45/16 NORTH AQUITHIE North Aquithie North Aquithie North Aquithie Aquhythie Mr A. Watt Mr A. Leslie Mr James Emslie (Tenant) Valuation Roll 1859-60 054 A small farmsteading, dwelling house & offices all in one row one story, thatched & in bad repair. The property of Alexander Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House.
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OS1/1/45/17 KEMNAY STATION Kemnay Station Kemnay Station Kemnay Station Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Leslie Mr Peter Beatty 064 A small wooden house close by the side of the Alford Vally Railway. Property of the Railway Company.
OS1/1/45/17 LOWER INCHES Lower Inches Lower Inches Lower Inches Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Leslie, Factor Mr Peter Beatty. Farmer Pictillum by Kintore 064 An island in the river Don a portion of which lies in the parishes Of Kemnay and Chapel of Garioch Proprietor of the Kemnay portion Alexander G. Burnett Esqr.
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OS1/1/45/18 PARADISE COTTAGES Paradise Cottages Paradise Cottages Paradise Cottages Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Leslie Rental Acct. [Account] Book 064 These Cottages number four, of modern erection, rented and occupied as dwellings by workmen employed at the Kemnay Quarries. Two storeys slated and in good repair. Property of George Burnett Esqr. Kemnay
OS1/1/45/18 BOAT OF KEMNAY Boat of Kemnay Boat of Kemnay Boat of Kemnay Boat of Kemnay Croft of Kemnay Boat Boat Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Leslie Rent Receipt 1863 Estate Plan, dated 1792 Valuation Roll 1859-60 Johnstone's Co. [County] Map 064 A small farmsteading near to the metal bridge of one span which crosses the river Don on the Stae. Labr. [Statute Labour] road to Chapel of Garrioch and Fetternear, is one storey thatched and in bad repair. Property of Alexander G. Burnett Esqr Kemnay House.
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OS1/1/45/18 The road reference in the description for Boat of Kemnay I have rendered as a Statute Labour road. Roads in the 19 th century were created and maintained through Commissioners under laws relating to the contribution of local landowners of labour and materials. This arrangement was called 'Statute Labour'. Not a very efficient system since it was resented by the landowner's tenants who were required to provide the labour. The law was changed in 1795 when Statute Labour was abolished and the labour was commuted to a financial levy on landowners to Turnpike Trusts. New roads, turnpikes, started to be constructed. However according to the New Statistical Account 1834-45 there was still a significant number of Statute-Labour roads in existence at that time. In Chapel of Garioch parish, the adjacent parish to Kemnay but including Fetternear, there were still 35 miles of them against 4 1/2 of turnpike.
OS1/1/45/19 SCHOOL [nr Boat of Kemnay] School (Parish) School (Parish) School (Parish) Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Leslie Mr Peter Beatty 064 A neat building consisting of School room, and dwelling house two storeys, of modern erection, The daily average number of scholars in attendance amount to 31, And are instructed in reading writing, English Composition and mathematics. The master is in possession of a fixed Salary
OS1/1/45/19 POST OFFICE [nr Boat of Kemnay] Post Office Post Office Post Office Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Leslie Mr Peter Beattie 064 A sub post Office in the Aberdeen postal district. The Arrivals and Dispatches are respectively as follows 9-30 Am and 8-35 PM, Dispatchs- 8-15 Am and 7-24 Pm
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OS1/1/45/20 CROSSFIELD Crossfield Crossfield Crossfield Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Leslie Rent Receipt 1860 064 A Small building, Consisting of dwelling house and Office house, with a small portion of arable land attached denominated a Croft, and near to the Kems property of Alexander G. Burnett, Esqr.
OS1/1/45/20 ALEHOUSEWELLS Alehousewell Alehouse Wells Alehousewells Alehousewells Alehousewells Alehousewells Alehousewell Valuation Roll 1859-60 Estate Plan, dated 1792 Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Leslie Rent Receipt 1863 Johnstone's Co. [County] Map Old Statistical Account 064 A farmsteading, one story thatched and in good repair, Property of Alexander George Burnett. Esqr Kemnay
OS1/1/45/20 SCHOOL [Mains of Kemnay] School School School Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Leslie Mr Peter Beattie 064 This school is neither endowed nor aided by subscription and may be called an adventure, taught by a female who along with instructing the pupils in reading Writing etc. imparts a Knowledge of Sewing to females in attendance Daily average for the past year 50
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OS1/1/45/22 MAINS OF KEMNAY Mains of Kemnay Mains of Kemnay Mains of Kemnay Mains of Kemnay Mains Alexander George Burnett Esqr. Mr Alexander Leslie Mr Peter Beattie Valuation Roll 1859-60 Estate Plan. dated 1792 064 A number of newly erected dwellinghouses, a school, post office, farmsteading, Several Cottages and the Railway Station house assuming the Character of a village. On an average the dwellings are two storeys slated and in very good repair. Property of A G Burnett Esq. Kemnay
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OS1/1/45/23 CHURCH [KIRKTOWN OF KEMNAY] Church (Parish) Church (Parish) Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Peter Beattie Mr Alexander Mortimer 064 A small substantial building situated about the middle of the Parish of Kemnay, Was erected in 1844 on the site of the Old Church the dedicatory name of which is not Known and seated Accommodates 240
OS1/1/45/23 PARADISE HILL Paradise Hill Paradise Hill Paradise Hill Paradise Hill Hill of Paradise Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Peter Beattie Mr Alexander Mortimer Mr Alexander Leslie. Land Steward. Kemnay Home Farm Estate Plan, dated 1792 064 A hill the base of which almost Circular, has an elevation of between 2 and 300 feet, above the bed of the River Don, which runs in its vicinity. It Contains large beds of granite, and its Surface is thickly Covered with Broom and scattered trees
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OS1/1/45/23 Manse (Parish) [crossed out]
OS1/1/45/24 HILLFOLD Hillfold Hillfold Hillfold Hillfold Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Alexander George Burnett Esqr. Rent Receipts 1858-9-63 Valuation Roll 1859.60 064 A Small farmsteading, dwellinghouse, and cot- house, the former slated and the latter thatched together with offices, all in middling repair. Property of A G. Burnett Esqr.
OS1/1/45/24 BLUTHERY WELL Bluthery Well Bluthery Well Bluthery Well Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Manse of Kemnay Mr Peter Beattie, Pictillum by Knintore Mr Alexander Mortimer Hillfold Kintore 064 A spring, not used as a well, situated within the glebe lands of Kemnay and a short distance South of the manse, along with a considerable supply of water, a quantity of gas is evolved, disturbing the spring water, and giving rise to the applied name which means in English, Bubbling
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OS1/1/45/25 DEIL'S STANE Deil's Stane Deil's Stane Deil's Stane Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Peter Beattie Mr Alexander Mortimer Flights of Fancy By George Cadenhead 064 A Stone of very great size in an arable field near to the manse of Kemnay- it is about twenty two yards in Circumference. Seven yards in diameter- measuremant north and South, and about tuelve feet high. The following Extract is taken from a book in the possession of the Revd [Reverend] George Peter Minister of Kemnay. "This is a large rock which stands in the middle of a Cultivated field, near the parish Church of Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, and which tradition affirms, the Devil threw at the Church from the neighbouring mountain of Benachie, (Parish of Oyne) in order to revenge the good deeds of the parish priest." Flights of Fancy by George Cadenhead 1853
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OS1/1/45/26 KEMNAY QUARRIES Kemnay Quarries Kemnay Quarries Kemnay Quarries Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Peter Beatty Mr A Mortimer 064 These quarries are situated on the North-west side of Paradise Hill, and give employment to upwards of 120 men in dressing and squaring stones for paving and building. The stones when dislodged from their beds and moved by steam Cranes which are two in number. a tram-way in connection with the quarries and Alford Valley Railway is wrought by chains attached to a wheel turned by steam supplied from the Engine house. The latter also supplies sufficient steam, required in working the Steam hammer used in the Smithy in making heavy Sledges. Crobars Picks etc.
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OS1/1/45/27 MANSE [Kirktown of Kemnay] Manse Manse Manse Revd [Reverend] George Peter Mr Peter Beattie Alexander Mortimer 064 The Parish Manse of Kemnay is a substantial Stone building two storeys in height, and property of the Church of Scotland. "The present Manse was built in 1796, and succeeded a manse which, in 1680, was built at the sole expense of the then minister, and was, with great propriety, denominated Castle Folly." New Statistical Account The present manse was erected on the site of the one named Castle Folly.
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OS1/1/45/29 KIRKSTYLE Kirkstyle Kirkstyle Kirkstyle Kirkstyle Kirkstyle Kirkstyle of Kemnay Revd. [Reverend] George Peter A. George Burnett Esqr Rent Receipt 1863 Estate Plan, dated 1792 Valuation Roll 1859-60 Directory to Noblemen & Gentlemen's Seats, Villages etc ib Scotland, dated 1857 064 A farmsteading, and two dwellinghouses, one storey thatched, and in good repair Property of A G. Burnett Esqr. Kemnay.
OS1/1/45/29 KIRKTOWN OF KEMNAY Kirktown of Kemnay Kirktown of Kemnay Kirktown of Kemnay Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Alexander G. Burnett Esqr Rent Receipt- 1859-62 064 A row of dwellings near the parish Church of Kemnay, the residences of Laborers and mechanics, also a smithy, the whole are thatched, in middling repair. Property A. G Burnett Esqr. Kemnay
OS1/1/45/29 PARKHILL Parkhill Parkhill Parkhill Parkhill Parkhill Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Alexander G Burnett Esqr. Rent Receipt- 1862 Estate Plan, dated 1792 Valuation Roll 1859-60 64 Three dwellings, one storey thatched and in bad repair, having small pendicles rented from Alexander G. Burnett. Esqr Kemnay
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OS1/1/45/29 Per. 1799 J. Robertson Agric. Per. 65: Diminutive possessions, which are called Pendicles, are small portions of land allotted by a farmer to cottagers, labourers and servants, and therefore appendages of the farm. Dictionary of the Scottish Language
OS1/1/45/30 CRAIGMYLE Craigmyle Craigmyle Craigmyle Craigmyle Craigmyle Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Alexander G Burnett. Esqr. Rent Receipts 1860-63 Estate Plan, dated 1792 Valuation Roll 1859-60 064 A snug farmsteading including a threshing mill dwellinghouse, and offices slated, and in good repair Property of A. G. Burnett
OS1/1/45/30 WELL-LEYS Well- Leys Well- Leys Well- Leys Welleys Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Alexander George Burnett Esqr. Rent Receipt 1863 Valuation Roll 1859-60 064 A Small farmsteading, dwellinghouse and offices one storey, thatched, and in bad repair. Property of A G Burnett Esr. Kemnay
OS1/1/45/30 PICTILLUM Pictillum Pictillum Pictillum Pictillum Pictillam Picktillim Picktillim Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Alexander G. Burnett Esqr Mr William Meston. Factor Rent Receipt 1863 Valuation Roll 1859-60 Estate Plan, dated 1792 Johnstone's Co. [County] Map 064 A farmsteading, and two Detached Cot-houses, in all seven dwellings, one storey, thatched and in bad repair. Property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr.
OS1/1/45/30 PICKTILLUM [1895] For 1" [1 inch] purposes only. See remarks in Index 1895 Mr James Macdonald The Farm Huntly. N.B. [North Britain]
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OS1/1/45/31 RIVER DON Don (The) The Don Don River River Don River Don River Don River Don River Don Fullarton's Gazetteer Old Statistical Account County Map New Statistical Account Guide to Donside Mr Stewart Burnett Mr Alexander Watt Mr Alexnder Leslie "A river of Aberdeenshire, It forms a sort of twin-stream to the Dee, and is next to that River in Aberdeenshire as regards at once basin, note and magnitude, and resembles it also in possessing much volume, and much fine scenery, with very little commercial importance; yet differs essentially from it in some great characters, and even presents some striking contrasts. It Rises on the skirts of Ben Aven, 6 miles west of Corgarff, amongst the mountains which bound Aberdeenshire on the south-west, at the head of Strath Don, and which divide it from the head of Strath- Deveron in Banffshire. Its source is considerably lower that that of the Dee; the altitude is 1640 feet above sea- level. A great part of its run, though somewhat parallel to the Dee, and at no great distance from it, is through districts much less mountainous, and abounding far more in plains and expanded meadows; so that instead of the impetuousity and the fitfulness of the Dee, it displays a prevailing current of gentleness, calmness, and Regularity. Running eastward in a very sinuous career, through the whole breadth of the county, it flows into the German Ocean on the north side of Aberdeen. Its whole length of course is about 62 miles; though in a direct line from its source to its termination the distance is only 41 miles. In its earliest stretches through the parish of Strathdon, which it divides into two nearly equal parts, it is joined on both sides by 7 or 8 burns, separated from each other by considerable hills, and most of them running through deep hollows, and glens. The principal are the Ernan and the Nochtie. All these burns abound with excellent trout; and salmon is even here very frequently found in the Don, at least towards the lower end of the parish. Turning northward, and dividing for a short distance the parish of Glenbucket from part of Migvie, it receives from the latter the Deskry, and from the former the Bucket. Then again flowing eastward, it passes through the parish of Towie; and winding northward, reinforced by other tributaries, round Gorieshill, it at once becomes remarkably enlarged near Westside; after which it resumes its eastern route, dividing various parishes, particularly Forbes and Alford, from the latter of which on the south, it derives the waters of the Leochel , the most considerable tributary it has yet received. In passing hitherto through the high parts of the district of Alford, the Don flows through a narrow gullet amongst the western mountains, while its banks are now partly wooded. Perpetually changing its course to the north and even to the west, to the east and then through Monymusk parish to the south, the next considerable tributary which there enlarges it is to the Ton burn from the south; when immediately it turns to the north again between Kemnay and part of the Chapel- Garioch parishes, and arrives at a point a little to the south of the Royal Burgh of Inverury, where, on its northern bank stands the building formerly occupied as the Roman Catholic College of Aquhorties. This point is about 16 miles from the source of the river, and its vicinity contributes, perhaps, the most interesting as well as important part of its whole course. Here at the Bass, a conical mount of considerable elevation standing in the midst of the confluence, it is joined by its principal tributary, the River Urie, from the district of Strathbogie. The Don, here very much increased by the water of the Urie, notwithstanding the previous diversion of a large portion of its waters into the Inverury canal, flows southward from the Bass, between the parish and and low lands of Kintore on the south, and the mountainous part of Keithall with Kinkell on the north. [Continued]
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OS1/1/45/31 Note that no Situation is given in the original for this entry. The quoted description is from Imperial Gazeteer of Scotland, or, Dictionary of Scottish Topography, Wilson J M, A Fullarton & Co, 1868 Vol 1, pages 494-495. The River Don description continues on OS1/1/45/32.
OS1/1/45/32 RIVER DON River Don Continued north. It divides, for a short distance, into two branches, which reunite, enclosing a river-island to the north of the Royal burgh of Kintore. Between Fintray and Dyce it is bordered by mountains on both sides, with valuable plantations on the northern or Fintray side. It then turns southward, still dividing the parishes on its line, to Old Machar parish in the freedom of the city of Aberdeen, whence it turns to the east, by the city or old town, to its confluence with the sea, little more than a mile to the northward of the Dee, where it forms a kind of harbour, into which small craft may enter in safety, but where no trade of any importance can be carried on. "About a century ago" says Mr Kennedy in his "Annals of Aberdeen", "the channel of the Don near the town was altered, and the stream diverted straight into the sea about a mile further north-ward than its ancient efflux." In a note, he adds, "Probably at some very remote period, Don had continued its former course still further southward down the hollow of the links, till it united with Dee in the harbour, and both together would form one stream into the ocean. Such conjecture is in some measure confirmed by the works of Ptolemy and Richard of Cirencester, there being no such River as Don delineated in their maps, or even mentioned in their tables, while Diva (Dee) and Ituna (Ythan) in the district of the Taixalii, are particularly noticed. In the earlier records of the burgh, the River Don is distinguished solely by the name of Aqua Borealis." As this river runs with considerable rapidity during the last 8 miles of its course, and as the rocks at its mouth confine it to a narrow channel, and give it there a gloomy aspect, the idea of its flowing rapidly through a ragged and mountainous country, where no space is left for forming even a commodious road along its banks, is at first induced, but after passing upwards for about a mile beyond the rocky chasm where was built the spacious, stately, and attractive Gothic arch, constituting the the celebrated Brig o' Balgownie, and up to whose locality alone the Don is navigable even for small craft, the hills recede as far from the river as to form spacious haughs or level valleys on either side, through which it winds in a slow majestic course. Nor is the prospect here uniform, but agreeably diversified. The hills above Inverury approach close to the river, which seems to have forced its way with difficulty through them; but all at once it opens into another spacious plain, from which the hills recede on either hand to a great distance, and then close again; and, after another temporary confinement among rocks and hills and woods, the River once more waters another plain of great extent. Such is the general character of the Don,- nowhere rapid, but in general flowing through level fields so little elevated above its usual surface, that, when violent rain falls, it bursts its banks at once, and covers a great extent of country, which then appears to be an immense body of water interspersed with islands, houses, trees, and other rural objects. Too often on these occasions it commits extensive and calamitous depredations, - sweeping off whole fields of corn, and leaving nothing behind but want and desolation. *** A great part of the haugh land is now protected by embankments on the lands of Fintray and Wester Fintray, extending to upwards of 6000 ells in length, and protecting from 200 to 300 Scotch acres of very fine rich land, from the river floods. Similar embankments have been made for the protection of the haugh lands in most other parts of the River's course." Fullarton's Gazeteer of Scotland
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OS1/1/45/33 PORTHEAD Porthead Porthead Porthead Mr Alexander Leslie Revd. [Reverend] G. Peter Rent Receipt 1862 064 A dwelling house, one storey in height, thatched and in tolerable repair, the property of Alexander G. Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House.
OS1/1/45/33 HOME FARM Home Farm Home Farm Home Farm Home Farm Home Farm of Kemnay Mr Alexander Leslie Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Watt. Kintore Estate Plan, dated 1792 Valuation Roll 1859-60 064 A large farmsteading, dwelling house one storey, offices two, all slated and in very good repair, the property of Alexander G. Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House.
OS1/1/45/33 KEMHILL Kemhill Kemhill Kemhill Alexander Leslie Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Rent Receipt 1862 064 A Cothouse, one storey in height, slated and in good repair, the property of Alexander G. Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House.
OS1/1/45/33 KAIMHILL [1895] For 1" [1 inch] purposes only See Remarks in Index. 1895. Mr James Macdonald The Farm. Huntly. N.B. [North Britain]
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OS1/1/45/34 MONYMUSK MOSS Monymusk Moss Monymusk Moss Monymusk Moss Mr Alexander Leslie Land Steward Home Farm Kemnay Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Kemnay Manse Mr Alexander Watt Kintore 064 A Small deep pest Moss in which the people of Monymusk have an old right to Cut Peats hence its name the property of Alexander G. Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House
OS1/1/45/34 WESTER LOCHSHANGIE Wester Lochshangie Wester Lochshangie Wester Lochshangie Mr Alexander Leslie Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Rent Receipt 1862 064 A Farm Steading dwelling house and outhouses all one Storey high thatched and in tolerable repair the property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House
OS1/1/45/34 MILTON Milton Milton Milton Milltown Milltown Miltown Mr A Leslie, Land Steward, Kemnay Revd. [Reverend] George Peter. Kemnay Rent Receipt 1862 Valuation Roll 1859-60 Estate Plan, dated 1792 Old Statistical Account 064 A large farmsteading, dwelling house one storey, offices two, all slated and in very good repair, the property of Alexander G. Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House.
OS1/1/45/34 [Page] 34 Parish of Kemnay Wester Lochschangie. It is very likely there was a small Loch or pool at this place but Lesahangie appears in the Val. [Valuation] Roll, Lashangie Poll Book, Leshangie Aberdeen Court Books 1675, Leschangies Charter 1644. I do not Know which is right possibly Loch is right. The same word no doubt occurs in Lauchintilly JM D
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OS1/1/45/36 LANG STANE 0' CRAIGEARN Lang Stane o' Craigearn Lang Stane o' Craigearn Lang Stane o' Craigearn Mr Alexander Leslie Mr Alexander Watt Revd. [Reverend] George Peter 064 A Standing Stone 11 ½ feet in height, with a girth of similar dimensions at the base and 7 feet at the top. Both history and tradition are silent on the purpose of its erection. "The only remains of antiquity that are extant in this parish are A long Stone set on end, whose height is 11 ½ feet above ground, and its mean girth 9 feet; Also that sort of a repository for the remains of the dead which is called a Cistvaen, about 5 feet in length and 2 wide, fenced on the four sides below ground with four stones, and covered with a broad piece of granite (all the stones being undressed) and containing a broken urn of burned clay and a few human bones." New Statistical Account The site or position of the Cistvaen mentioned in the foregoing abstract cannot be obtained, no one being aware of the existence of such an object.
OS1/1/45/36 [Page] 36 Aberdeenshire Parish of Kemnay As there is no account of this stone traditionally or otherwise the name should be in Old English.
OS1/1/45/37 BRIDGE OF TON Bridge of Ton Bridge of Ton Bridge of Ton Mr Alexander Leslie Land Steward Home Farm Kemnay Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Kemnay Manse Mr Alexander Watt Kintore 064 A Substantial Stone Bridge of one arch over the Ton on the Toll Road from Aberdeen to Alford or Monymusk, Built and repaired by the county.
OS1/1/45/37 DALRICH Dalrich Dalrich Dalrich Dalreach Dalrich Mr Alexander Leslie Revd. [Reverend] G. Peter Rent Receipt 1863 Valuation Roll 1859-60 Estate Plan, dated 1792 064 A Small Farm Steading dwelling house and three Small Croft houses, all one Storey high partly Slated and partly thatched, in tolerable repair the property of Alexander G Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House
OS1/1/45/37 DALRIACH [1895] For 1" [1 inch] purposes only See Remark in Index. 1895 Mr James Macdonald. The Farm Huntly N.B. [North Britain] 064
OS1/1/45/37 CRAIGEARN Craigearn Craigearn Craigearn Craigearn Craigearn Craigearn Cragearn Craigearn of Kemnay Mr Alexander Leslie Revd. [Reverend] G Peter Rent Receipt 1862 & 1863 Valuation Roll 1859-60 Estate Plan, dated 1792 Old Statistical Account Johnstones Co. [County] Map Directory to Noblemen & Gentlemen's Seats, Villages etc. in Scotland, 1857 064 Six Small Farm Steadings dwelling houses, and Six or Seven Small Croft houses, each one Storey high partly Slated and partly thatched in tolerable repair hudded together promiscuously the property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House.
OS1/1/45/37 [Page] 37 Parish of Kemnay
OS1/1/45/38 KEMNAY HOUSE Kemnay House Kemnay House Kemnay House Kemnay-house Kemnay House Mr Alexander Leslie Land Steward Home Farm Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Kemnay Manse Mr Alexander Watt Kintore Fullarton's Gazeteer Johnstone's Co [County] Map 064 A Very plain old, Substantial, Mansion, three Storeys high Slated and in bad repair the property and residence of Alexander George Burnett Esqr.
OS1/1/45/38 TURSHOONOCK WOOD Turshoonock Wood Turshoonock Wood Turshoonock Wood Mr Alexander Leslie Revd [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Watt 064 A long narrow Fir Plantation the property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House
OS1/1/45/38 TURSHOONOCK MOSS Turshoonock Moss Turshoonock Moss Turshoonock Moss Mr Alexander Leslie Mr Alexander Watt Revd. [Reverend] George Peter 064 Two patches of deep Peat Moss on both Sides of Turshoonock wood the property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr Kemnay House-
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OS1/1/45/39 TON BURN Ton Burn Ton Burn Ton Burn burn of Ton Ton Burn burn of Ton Burn of Ton Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Watt Mr Alexander Leslie New Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Johnstone's Co. [County] Map 064 A middling Sized Stream which rises in the parish of Midmar, and after a course of several miles falls into the River Don near Dalrich. A part of this stream forms the boundary between the parishes of Kemnay and Monymusk.
OS1/1/45/39 BAPTIST CHAPEL [nr Kemnay House] Baptist Chapel Baptist Chapel Baptist Chapel Mr Alexander Leslie Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Watt 064 A small building used as a place of worship for the Baptists. It was formerly a dwelling house, but it is now regularly seated, and has a pulpit etc. it will accommodate about 70 or 80 persons. property of Alexander G. Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House
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OS1/1/45/40 GREENMOSS Greenmoss Greenmoss Greenmoss Greenmoss Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Watt Mr Thomas Watt Valuation Roll 1859-60 064 A large farmsteading dwellinghouse, two storeys slated, offices, including a threshingmill, water power one storey partly slated and partly thatched. property of A G. Burnett Esqr.
OS1/1/45/40 MUCHAL BURN Muchal Burn Muchal Burn Muchal Burn Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Watt Mr Thomas Watt 064 A burn which collects at the north west end of Lauchintilly Wood, in the parish of Cluny, and forms the boundary between the parishes of Kemnay and Cluny from the farm of Greenmoss to near its termination in the Ton Burn
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OS1/1/45/41 LOCHSHANGIE CROFT Lochshangie Croft Lochshangie Croft Lochshangie Croft Croft of Lochangie Mr Alexander Leslie Land Stewd. [Steward] Home Farm Kemnay Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Kemnay Manse Rent Receipt 1860 Valuation Roll 1859-60 064 A Modern Farm Steading dwelling house and offices one Storey high thatched and in good repair the property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House
OS1/1/45/41 An URN CONTAINING HUMAN REMAINS FOUND HERE A.D. 1825 [Lochshangie Croft] 064 In 1825 an Urn containing human remains was found near this house.
OS1/1/45/41 LOCHSHANGIE MOSS Lochshangie Moss Lochshangie Moss Lochshangie Moss Mr Alexander Leslie Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Watt Kintore 064 This is a Small patch of Peat Moss at present and is part of Lauchintilly Moss. It has been much larger Some years ago, a portion of it is reclaimed nearly every year and by and by what was once Loch-Shangie Moss will disappear altogether. the property of Alexander G. Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House
OS1/1/45/41 LOCHSHANGIE BURN Lochshangie Burn Lochshangie Burn Lochshangie Burn Mr Alexander Leslie Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Watt 064 This is a Small Stream nearly an Artificial Cut all the way it retains the name no further East than Lochshangie Moss. flowin in a westerly direction by Craigearn till it joins a Stream forming the west Boundary of Kemnay Parish (the Muckal Burn) thence the Ton the most of its course is through low flat ground.
OS1/1/45/41 [Page] 41 Parish of Kemnay R. Print as it is part of Lauchintilly Moss
OS1/1/45/42 THE WILDERNESS The Wilderness The Wilderness The Wilderness Mr Alexander Leslie Land Std. [Steward] Home Farm Kemnay Revd, [Reverend] George Peter Kemnay Manse Mr Alexander Watt Kintore 064 This is a low level portion of land nearly surrounding Kemnay House composed partly of wood and partly arable land. the property of Alexander G. Burnett Kemnay House
OS1/1/45/42 BACK WILDERNESS WOOD Back Wilderness Wood Back Wilderness Wood Back Wilderness Wood Back Wilderness Wood Mr Alexander Leslie Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Watt Estate Plan, dated 1792 064 This applies to all the connected wood around Kemnay House in The Wilderness chiefly Fir the property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House
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OS1/1/45/43 GREENKERTLE Greenkertle Greenkertle Greenkertle GreenKirtle Mr Alexander Leslie Land Steward Home Farm Kemnay Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Manse of Kemnay Rent Receipt 1858 Valuation Roll 1859-60 064 A small neat Farm Steading dwelling house and Outhouses all one Storey high thatched and in good repair the property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr Kemnay House
OS1/1/45/43 WREATON Wreaton Wreaton Wreaton Written Wreatown Mr Alexander Leslie Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Rent Receipt 1862 Estate Plan dated 1792 Valuation Roll 1859-60 064 A Farm Steading dwelling house and offices one story high thatched and in tolerable repair the property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House.
OS1/1/45/43 LOCHSHANGIE HILL Lochshangie Hill Lochshangie Hill Lochshangie Hill Hill of Lochshangie Mr Alexander Leslie Revd. [Reverend] G Peter Mr Alexander Watt Kintore Estate Plan 1792 064 A small but rather prominent Hill almost wholly wooded the Property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House
OS1/1/45/43 [Page] 43 Parish of Kemnay Greenkertle. Greenkirtle is the common spelling JMD
OS1/1/45/44 LOCHSHANGIE WOOD Lochshangie Wood Lochshangie Wood Lochshangie Wood Lochshangie Wood Mr Alexander Leslie Land Std. [Steward] Home Farm Kemnay Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Manse of Kemnay Mr Alexander Watt Kintore Estate Plan 1792 064 A large extent of wood on Lochshangie Hill Composed of Fir and Beech the property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr. Kemnay
OS1/1/45/44 WHITESTONES Whitestones Whitestones Whitestones Whitestones Whitestones Mr Alexander Leslie Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Rent Receipt 1863 Estate Plan, dated 1792 Valuation Roll 1859-60 064 A Small old Farm Steading dwelling house and offices one Storey thatched and in bad repair the property of Alexander G. Burnett Kemnay House
OS1/1/45/44 LOCHSHANGIE Lochshangie Lochshangie Lochshangie Lochshangie Lochshangie Lochshangie Mr Alexander Leslie Revd. [Reverend] G Peter Rent Receipt 1863 Estate Plan 1792 Valuation Roll 1859-60 Directory to Noblemen & Gentlemen's Seats, Villages etc in Scotland. 1857 064 Two Farm Steadings and three Small Crofts each containing dwelling house and out offices all one storey high thatched and in Very bad repair, each tenement is separated from 6 to 10 Chains apart the property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr. Kemnay House.
OS1/1/45/44 [Page] 44 Parish of Kemnay Lochshangie Wood. It is considered advisable to omit this name as the name Lochshangie Hill applies to almost the same extent of ground. F. E. P. Capt. R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers]
OS1/1/45/45 TAPPIES Tappies Tappies Tappies Tappies Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Watt Mr Thomas Watt Estate Plan, dated 1792 064 A farmsteading and two dwellinghouses, one storey thatched and in middling repair. Property of Alexander George Burnet Esqr
OS1/1/45/45 MOSS-SIDE Moss-side Moss-side Moss-side Croft of Mosside Moss-side Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Watt Mr Thomas Watt Valuation Roll 1859-60 Estate Plan, dated 1792 064 A Small farmsteading and two dwelling houses, One storey thatched, and in bad repair. Property of Alexander George Burnett Esqr Kemnay
OS1/1/45/45 WESTER WOODSIDE Wester Woodside Wester Woodside Wester Woodside Croft of Woodside Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Watt Mr Thomas Watt Valuation Roll 1859-60 064 A Small farmsteading, dwellinghouse and office house one storey, thatched and in middling repair Property of Col. [Colonel] Fraser Castle Fraser Ph. [Parish] of Cluny
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OS1/1/45/46 LAUCHINTILLY MOSS Lauchintilly Moss Lauchintilly Moss Lauchintilly Moss Revd, [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Watt Mr Thomas Watt 064 A large extent of mossy ground lying at the south east of Kemnay ph. [parish], and wholly belongs to that Parish, from which a large supply of peats are annually dug up, by farmers, and Crofters an the different properties to which a portion of the moss belong, Castle Fraser Kemnay and Kintore. A part of this Moss is called Lochshangie Moss.
OS1/1/45/46 LAUCHINTILLY WOOD Lauchintilly Wood Lauchintilly Wood Lauchintilly Wood Revd. [Reverend] George Peter Mr Alexander Watt Mr Thomas Watt 064 A large fir wood, laying to the south of Lauchintilly Moss, a part of which extends into the parish of Cluny, a portion of this wood in the parish of Kemnay has been Cut down, with a view of enlarging the Cultivation on the Croft of Wester Woodside. property of Col [Colonel] Fraser, Castle Cluny.
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OS1/1/45/47 SCRAPEHARD Scrapehard Scrapehard Scrapehard Scrapehard Scrapehard Scrapehard Scrapehard Srapehard A. Leslie Factor Kemnay Mr A. Watt Farmer Kintore Mr George Smith (Tenant) Estate Plan, dated 1845 Valuation Roll 1859-60 Johnstone's Co. [County] Map Directory to Noblemen & Gentlemen's Seats, Villages etc in Scotland. 1857 Old Statistical Account 064 A large farmsteading with a long low, dwelling house one story offices one story, all thatched and in middling repair. There are 4 small Cot houses on this farm, all thatched and in bad repair. All the property of the Earl of Kintore
OS1/1/45/47 STANDING STONE [Scrapehard] Standing Stone Standing Stone Standing Stone A. Leslie. Factor Mr A. Watt. Mr G. Smith. 064 A large granite stone, standing upright, about 5' 6" [5 feet 6 inches] high, and 2 feet square at the base. Supposed to be Druidical.
OS1/1/45/47 [Page] 47 Aberdeenshire Parish of Kemnay
OS1/1/45/48 LAUCHINTILLY Lauchintilly Lauchintilly Lauchintilly Lauchintilly Lachintilly Lachintillie Lauchentilly Lachiptilly Rent Receipt 1863 Mr Alexander Watt Mr Alexander Leslie Valuation Roll 1859-60 Directory to Noblemen & Gentlemen's Seats, Villages etc in Scotland. 1857 Old Statistical Account Estate Plan, dated 1845 Johnstone's Co. [County] Map 064 A large farmsteading, together with four Cot houses, all one storey in height, thatched, the former in good, the latter in bad repair, the property of the Earl of Kintore.
OS1/1/45/48 EASTER WOODSIDE Easter Woodside Easter Woodside Easter Woodside Crofts of Woodside Rent Receipt 1863 Mr Alexander Watt Mr Alexander Leslie Valuation Roll 1859-60 064 A small farmsteading dwelling house and offices one storey in height, thatched and in good repair. the property of Col [Colonel] Fraser, Cluny Castle.
OS1/1/45/48 [Page] 48 Aberdeenshire Parish of Kemnay Lauchintilly. 1505 Lauchtintule, 1511 Lochtillach, Lochtulloche 1614, [signed] F. E. Pratt Capt. R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers]
OS1/1/45/49 [Page] 49 Book 45 Kemnay parish Aberdeen The Spectre Hill is a very doubtful rendering of Ardtannes. JMD Colonel Cameron: Capt. [Captain] Pratt's plans with his adopted names are published :- Capt. [Captain] Courtney's plans have not yet been received. From the accompanying papers and Mr McLachlan's remarks, Capt [Captain] Courtney appears to have adopted the preferable spelling. Shall Capt [Captain] Pratt's [Continued] Southampton 1866-5-29 [29 May 1866] Capt [Captain] Courtney, The words that will be adopted in the manuscripts here are 1. Faimiewell Pot. 2. The Daues 3. Marrot Pot 4. Black Pot of Ardtannais this last word meaning "the Spectre Hill" being thus spelt in Gaelic. Please return entire correspondence. R M Parsons Captn. [Captain]
OS1/1/45/50 [Page] 50 [Continuation] manuscripts be altered so that in preparing a new Edition, the preferable spelling may appear. R M Parsons Captn. [Captain] 22 May 66 [1866] Captn [Captain] Courtney, Please give the Titles of 1745 as authorities in your Name Book: the spelling will be altered here to Ardtannes as you recommend. Please return this. R. M. Parsons Cpt [Captain] 8-6-66 [8 June 1866] [Yes.] [J] Cameron [ ] 28/5. Captn [Captain] Parsons. In returning this correspondence I would call your attention to your alteration of the spelling of Ardtannes, into Ardtannais, in order to make the word a proper Gaelic word. I have made enquiry [Continued]
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OS1/1/45/51 [Page] 51 [Continuation] into the name, & can find no authority for the term thus fixed on it viz. "The Spectre Hill". The persons chiefly interested in the spelling, prefer Ardtannes, and the Titles of 1745 confirm this. I would therefore ask if this spelling might not be adopted under the circumstances? EH Courtney Capt R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers] 6/6/66 [6 Jun 1866] Captn. [Captain] Parsons. I will take care to quote the Titles of 1745 in my Name Book, as authorities for spelling of Ardtannes. Correspondence returned. EH Courtney Capt R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers] 12/6/66 [12 Jun 1866]
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OS1/1/45/52 [Page] 52 Aberdeenshire - Capt. [Captain] Pratt's plans are dated Novr [November] 1864- Cap [Captain] Courtney's plans are not received yet. 1- Capt [Captain] Pratt. Ph [Parish] Dyce 65/4 Faemywell Pool- the plans and Namelist agree, the Authorities appear to be good, but "the Origin of the name is not Known" Capt. [Captain] Courtney traces the origin & adopts Faimiewell Pot - which agrees with the Scottish Dictionary and the Character of the object. 2. Capt. [Captain] Pratt- Ph [Parish] Kinellar 65/2- Here the plan and Namelist agree-authorities good- place described as a deep pool in the river- but the origin of the name is not given- Capt. [Captain] Pratt- the Daueis Capt [Captain] Courtney- the Daues - or Ga' Pot and traces the name in the Character of the place, this latter agrees also with the Scottish Dictionary. 3. Capt [Captain] Pratt. Ph [Parish] Kemnay 54/11 Plan and Namelist agree, authorities not good- Origin of the name not known Capt. [Captain] Pratt- Marrit Pot Capt. [Captain] Courtney- Marrot Pot- and he traced the name to its origin, a woman named Marrot 4. Capt. [Captain] Pratt. Ph [Parish] Kemnay Ph [Parish] Kintore Plans and Namelists agree but the authorities are not good- Origin not given- Capt. [Captain] Pratt. Black Pot of Ardtannis- Capt. [Captain] Courtney. Black Pot of Ardtannes - and that this agrees with the old Title Deeds-he says the name is Gaelic- the correct Gaelic would be Black Pot of Ardtannais (Ardtannais, the Ghost Hill- or Spectre Hill) - Capt. [Captain] Courtneys plans have not been received at this office- Capt. [Captain] Pratt's are published- Capt. [Captain] Parsons R.E. [Royal Engineers] Archibald W. Lachlan
OS1/1/45/53 [Page] 53 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 [last line unreadable]
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OS1/1/45/54 [page] 54 [Continuation] viz: "At one time a number of Trees grew on each side of the River, and intermingled their branches across this Pot, thus affording a means of crossing to such as preferred it to going round by the Bridge or ford. A gipsy woman, who from her violent temper & dissolute habits was a terror to the district, attempting to cross on the branches of the trees lost her footing, & was drowned. Her name was "Meg Marrot", & the place has been ever since called "Marrot Pot". 4. "Ardtannes" is I am satisfied correct from the authorities I have examined. The old titles also of Lord Kintore corroborate this spelling. The name is supposed to be derived from the Gaelic, but its meaning cannot be ascertained: There is no doubt however that the weight of authorities is in favour of this way of spelling. EH Courtney Capt. R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers]
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OS1/1/45/55 [Page] 55 OSO. [Ordnance Survey Office] Aberdeen 27th February 1866. Captain Pratt. The following name "Faemywell Pool" supplied by your Examiners is, I think, incorrect.- I have found both on the Dee & Don Rivers that "Pot- not- Pool is the term used invariably, & in this instance my Examiners have also so given it in their Name Sheets, with the Subjoined authorities: viz:- Mr William Warrack, Factor, Fintray. Mr David Milne, Teacher, Fintray Valuation Roll 1864-5. The orthography of this name is, I think, "Faimiewell" from [Continued] OSO [Ordnance Survey Office] Inverness March 3-1866 Capt. [Captain] Courtney RE [Royal Engineers] With reference to the name Faemywell & the Daueis. I can now give you no confirmation as the plans of the parishes in which they are have been forwarded long ago to Southampton- Indeed I am not sure that they are not published- From memory it would appear as if Faemywell Pool & Faemywell Pot were both applied to the place in question. In other Case we have also sometimes used the word Pot [Continued]
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OS1/1/45/56 [page] 56 [Continuation] Faimie which signifies "foamy"; in this way the object literally means the "Foamywell pot", a term which evidently is correct, & very significant. my Examiners have given it in Name Sheet as "Faemiewell", but I have substituted Faimiewell Pot. Have you any objection to correct your Plans to agree? EH Courtney. Capt. R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers] The name occurs on Plan 65.4 Trace 6. EHC As we cannot well alter our plans now I think the names might remain as they are. J. E. Pratt Capt. R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers}
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OS1/1/45/57 [page 57] O.S.O. [Ordnance Survey Office] Aberdeen 28 th Febr. [February] 1866 Captain Pratt Will you please give me your authorities for writing "The Daueis in the way indicated on Plan 65.2, Trace 5 & also state any derivation you may have traced out for that name? I find in Jamieson that "Daue" signifies "smooth" or "still" & I am inclined to think that the name should be written "The Daues" so as to signify Still Waters, Have you any objection to this mode of spelling the name? EH Courtney Capt [R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers] M.S. I have written "The Daues or Ga' pot", because every enquiry both at Kintore & Fintray has failed to elicit anything at all respecting the names "The Daues". I have retained it however (with the correction in spelling) & added "or Ga' Pot", because all the authorities in both Kintore & Fintray fix on the same place under this name. The term "Ga'" is presumed to be an abbreviation of "Gall", the name of the man supposed to have been a celebrated fisherman. EHC Capt. R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers] 29/3/66 [29 Mar 1866]
OS1/1/45/58 [Page] 58 OSO [Ordnance Survey Office] Aberdeen 13th March 1866 Captn. [Captain] Sanford With reference to the foregoing correspondence, I should be glad if the objects therein named , viz " Faimiewell Pot", and "the Daues" could be spelt as above, on the Plans of Dyce Parish Aberdeenshire if those Plans be not already published, as I am quite sure that this is their correct orthography. Their derivations prove this. Please let me know if the corrections can be carried out on Captn. [Captain] Pratt's Plans? E H Courtney Cap R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers]
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OS1/1/45/59 [Vol] 45 OS1/1/45/59 NAME BOOK OF THE PARISH OF KEMNAY IN THE CO. [County] OF ABERDEEN [Stamped] Southampton Ordnance Survey MS. Store 14 Mar. 1890
OS1/1/45/60 [Page] 60 INDEX Correspondence attached to Page 48- 15 June 1866 Names of Objects -- Page Alehousewells -- 20 Alford Valley Railway -- 10 An Urn containing human remains found here A.D 1825 -- 41 Aquithie -- 13 Backward -- 14 Back Wilderness Wood -- 42 Baptist Chapel -- 39 Blackhill -- 4 Blackland Well -- 9 Black Pot of Ardtannes -- 9 Bluthery Well -- 24 Bogfur -- 3 Bridge of Ton -- 37 Cairnton -- 3 Chapel Pot -- 6 Church -- 23 Craigearn -- 37 Craigmyle -- 30 Croft of Woodend -- 6 Crossfield -- 20 Dalmadilly -- 11 Dalrich -- 37 Deil'S Stane -- 25 East Brownhill -- 16 Easter Woodside -- 48 Garplabrae -- 13 Glenhead -- 15 Glenhead Wood -- 15 Gourock Burn -- 10 Greenkertle -- 43 Greenmoss -- 40 Hillfold -- 24 Home Farm -- 33 Kemhill -- 33 Kems Well -- 8 Kemnay House -- 38 Kemnay Station -- 17 Kemnay Quarry -- 26 Kirkstyle -- 29 Kirktown of Kemnay -- 29 Lang Stane o' Craigearn -- 36 Lauchintilly -- 48 Lauchintilly Moss -- 46 Lauchintilly Wood -- 46 Loanend -- 11 Lochshangie -- 44 Lochshangie Burn -- 41 Lochshangie Croft -- 41 Lochshangie Hill -- 43 Lochshangie Moss -- 41 Lower Inches -- 17 Mains of Kemnay -- 22 Manse -- 27 Marrit Pot -- 3 Mill Farm -- 12 Mill of Kemnay -- 12 Milton -- 34 Monymusk Moss -- 34 Moss-side -- 45 Muchal Burn -- 40 Nether Aquithie -- 14 North Aquithie -- 16 Old Cairnton -- 15 Paradise Cottages -- 18 Paradise Hill -- 23 Parkhill -- 29 Pictillum -- 30 Porthead -- 33 Post Office -- 19 Ree Pot -- 4 River Don -- 31 Roquharold -- 5 Roquharold Burn -- 5 Roquharold Hill -- 5 School -- 19
OS1/1/45/61 [Page] 61 Names if Objects -- Page School -- 20 Scrapehard -- 47 Standing Stone -- 47 Tappies -- 45 The Kems -- 7 The Wilderness -- 42 Ton Burn -- 39 Turshoonock Moss -- 38 Turshoonock Wood -- 38 West Brownhill -- 16 Wester Lochshangie -- 34 Wester Woodside -- 45 Well-leys -- 30 Whitehaugh Ford -- 4 Whitestones -- 44 Woodend -- 6 Woodend Burn -- 9 Wreaton -- 42 Kaimhill -- 38 Altered by Authority of Mr James Macdonald, The Fm [Farm] Huntly N.B. [North Britain] To be used for 1" [1 inch] purposes only, farther investigation to be made during revision of the larger scales. By order of the D.G. [Director General] 12. 8. 95 Aquhythie -- 13 (Remark as above) Dalriach -- 37 (Remark as above) Picktillum -- 30 (Remark as above)