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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
ALLT COIRE THOLL Allt Corryhoul
Allt Corryhoul
Allt Corryhoul
Mr William Shaw Castletown
Mr James Michie West Corryhoul
Mr James McHardy Burnside
068 A mountain stream rising in the south face of Geal Cairn, and flowing in a Southerly direction, falls into the River Don, near the Church Yard of Corgarff
LITTLE GRAIN Little Grain
Little Grain
Little Grain
Mr William Shaw Castletown
Mr James Michie West Corryhoul
Mr James McHardy Burnside
068 A Small stream rising on the east side of the Torr Uain, and after flowing a short distance falls into the Allt Corryhoul
TORR UAINEAN Torr Uainean Mr William Shaw Castletown
Mr James Michie West Corryhoul
Mr James McHardy Burnside
068 Applies to a hillock lying between the Allt Corriehoul and Little Grain.
CORBUIE Corbuie Mr William Shaw Castletown
Mr James Michie West Corryhoul
Mr James McHardy Burnside
068 Applies to A hillock on the west side of the Geal Cairn, deriving its name from its yellow appearance.

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Parish of Strathdon

[Note beside 'Allt Coire Tholl']
? Coire ghobhail
Corrie of the fork - it is a sort of twin-corrie & the burn forks into either half. [Initialled] JMcD
Corryhoul is the common spelling.
Allt A mountain stream
Corrie. A hollow between hills, or rather in a hill
corrupt form of Allt Coire Thuile The Stream of the Hollow subject to flood or stream of the flooded hollow

[Note beside 'Corbuie']
[hillock] coire to a hillock? or Coire buidhe yellow corrie [Initialled] JMcD

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