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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER YTHAN | River Ythan River Ythan River Ythan |
Statistical Account 1843 Pratt's Buchan 1858 Revd. [Reverend] Andrew Gordon. The Manse |
039 ; 048 | A considerable river Flowing in a East by S.E. [South East] direction through this parish dividing it into two nearly equal halves and is navigable for light barges till the Bone Mill, (The Meadow) of Waterton) about a mile above this parish, but the tide flows as far as Ellon. "The ythan - the Ituna of the ancients- takes its rise in the parish of Forgue, from three springs called The Wells of Ythan, which uniting their waters at about thirty yards below their source form a very respectable rivulet, which is augmented by several tributaries during its course towards the German Ocean, a distance of about thirty miles" From Pratt's Buchan. Page 227 |
| ROB'S PANTRY | Rob's Pantry Rob's Pantry Rob's Pantry |
Revd. [Reverend] Andrew Gordon Mr. James Simpson. Ferry-man Mr. John Brown. Hill of Logie |
039 | A very steep and rocky precepice in which is a Small cave, or fissure of only a few feet in extent, and in which (tradition Says.. a man (a smuggler or a highwayman) formerly had his abode here for some time which gave rise to the name. But the place is so precipitous and the cave so small that it seems very doubtful that a man could Enter or reside there. |
| BROCK'S HOLE | Brock's Hole Brock's Hole Brock's Hole |
Revd. [Reverend] Andrew Gordon Mr. James Simpson Mr. James Nicol. Bilbopark |
039 | A hole or pool in the River Ythan so called some say from a man named Brock being drowned here, others say from the Brock or Badger, being formerly often seen near this place. |
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