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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORMOND HILL | Mormond Hill Mormond Hill Mormond Hill |
Mr G Murray Redhouse Mr Watt Parish Schoolmaster Mr W McCombie Bluebog of Cortes |
007 ; 008 | The Mormond is the only hill of any note in Buchan. The Mhor-moan of the Gaelic is Said to be Synonymous with the Ormond of the Irish- Viz. the great moss. The Mormond rises eight hundred and ten feet above the level of the Sea, and is about twelve miles in Circumferance. A considerable part of it is covered with heath and peatbog. These however, are gradually diminishing. Cultivation has already mastered two-thirds of the Southern Slope of the hill, and is slowly Creeping up on the north. The Mormond lies Principally in the parishes of Strichen and Rathen Pratts Buchan P. [Page] 11 |
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