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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORRIE OF CREAG MHEANN | Corrie of Craig Meann Corrie of Craig Meann Corrie of Craig Meann |
Rev [Reverend] Mr McHardy Mr William Shaw Mr Alexander McRae |
067 | This name applies to a circular hollow at the head of Allt Craig Meann. |
| CARN BAD A' GHUAIL | Cairn Bad a Guil Cairn Bad a' Gual Cairn Bad a' Gual Cairn Bad a' Gual |
Estate Plan by George Stephen 1816 Rev [Reverend] Mr McHardy Mr William Shaw Mr Alexander McRae |
067 | A large hill feature situated about a mile north of Lagganauld. |
| BREAC LEITIR | Breac-leitir | Rev [Reverend] Mr McHardy Mr William Shaw, Mr Alex[ander] McRae Lagganauld Mr John Gordon Lagganault |
067 | This name applies to a hill feature situated about a quarter of a mile north of Lagganauld and is very rough and rocky, on the Banffshire side property of Sir Charles Forbes, Bart. [Baronet] and Duke of Richmond. |
| CNOC GUIBNEACH | Cnoc Guibneach Cnoc Guibneach Cnoc Guibhneach Cnoc Guibhneach |
Rev [Reverend] Mr McHardy Mr William Shaw Mr Alexander McRae Mr James Farquharson, Corgarff |
067 | This name is applied to a small green hillock, situated about a half a mile east of Lagganauld. Tradition says that a detachment of the Clan Campbells encamped here about 1745. or after the battle of Culloden. The Campbells were then called "Gubhneach in the same way as the English were called Sasunnach and hence the name Gubhnach. |
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[Page] 90Parish of Strathdon
[Note beside 'Carn Bad a' Ghuail']
?Carn Bad a' ghobhail, C of the clump of the fork." [Initialled] JMcD
The tufted coal Hill {Bad. A tuft, Cluster, bunch, A tuft of hair, A thicket, A clump of trees or shrubs: a grove.
The tufted coal Hill {Gual. Coal
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[Note beside 'Cnoc Guibneach'] - The name must be much older than Culloden [Initialled] JMcD
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