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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPPET HILLS | Kippet Hills Kippet Hills Kippet Hills Kippit Hills |
Statistical Account. 1843. Mr George Clark Girnel (Ground officer) Mr James R. Souter. Schoolmaster Estate Plan 1784. 1792 |
039 | "The Muckle Loch of Slains, is surrounded on three sides by a ridge of land called the Kippet Hills, rising by an easy acclivity to the height of from fifty to sixty feet above the level of the surface" Statistical Account Page 589 These hills are covered with rough benty grass. and underneath is some gravel, &c. The highest point is called the Round Top. |
| RUMBLING POT | Rumbling Pot Rumbling Pot Rumbling Pot |
Mr George Clark Mr James R. Souter Mr John Gray (School Croft) |
039 | A deep hole or pot near the edge of the Muckle Loch, or Meikle Loch known by this name. |
| GALLOWS HILL | Gallow Hill Gallow Hill Gallow Hill |
Mr George Clark Mr James R. Souter Mr John Gray |
039 | A conspicuous Eminence, So called from being Supposed to have been a place of Execution. About 15 years. ago on the Summit of this hill was found near the surface, a hole about 12. or 15. inches square - with stones set on edge. at sides. ends. and one at the bottom and as nothing was found therein, it is believed to have [been] the place where the tree or Gallows stood. |
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[Page] 40Parish of Slains -- Aberdeenshire
[Note beside 'Kippet Hills'] - Kip, Kipp, a sharp pointed hill. Tweed
Those parts of a mountain which resemble round Knobs, jutting out by the side of the Cattle-path, are called Kipps
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