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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EYE OF GULLBURN | Eye of Goulburn Eye of Goulburn Eye of Goulburn Gulburn |
Revd. [Reverend] Alexander McKay, Free Church Manse, Rhynie Revd. [Reverend] William Ronald, Cabrach Mr. James Duff, New Noth Revd. [Reverend] Alexander McKay, Rhynie |
043 | Eye of Goulburn or Gulburn, according to the first mode of spelling, the name literally denotes the "Burn or stream of the Hollow", from "Goul", a hollow (Perthshire Scotch) and "burn", a rivulet. The eye of Goulburn is a remarkable fountain sending out a very Copious stream, at the base of the hill of Noth, near the road leading from Rhynie to Huntly and two miles from Rhynie. The stream is now less striking, as the two farmers between whose farms it lies (New Noth, & Smithston) have drained its waters & directed them by covered drains, to their respective Mill Dams. "Gulburn", on the other hand would denote "a cold stream," from "gull," Chill or cold, (Banffshire Scotch). R. Dobson. Lce Corpl R.E. [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers] |
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[Page] 119Parish of Rhynie
Notes: "Goul, A yell, a cry, the challenges of a dog."
"Gull, chill, cold etc." (Jamieson)
"Goule. - The throat." [Ibid]
Eye of Gullburn is, Literally the Eye of the Cold Burn.
B.R. [B. Render]
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